Contains articles on: art schools and exhibitions (especially at Leicester School of Art, including a programme and associated cuttings relating to the presentation there to Augustus Spencer in March 1900 at which Bottomley spoke); art galleries; photography, and architecture, with associated cu...
Printed ephemera of Gordon Bottomley relating to sculpture and decorative art
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(1) Sculpture: Notices about and reproductions of antique and modern scultpure. Includes the works of George Frampton and Auguste Rodin, and an article by B. J. Fletcher entitled ‘The Artistic Treatment of Cast-iron’ from the British Foundrymen’s Association Annual Convention in London, June 21 –...
Printed ephemera of Gordon Bottomley relating to fashion
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Contains prints, postcards, reproductions etc, of various fashions of dress, assembled by Bottomley presumably as material for costume designs. Also, two articles by Charles Ricketts from The Saturday Review (9 Jan and 27 Feb 1909) on ‘Greek Dress’ and ‘The True Significance of Dress’.
Papers relating to Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Contains assorted reproductions, photographs, and biographical notices, mainly concerning Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, but also Christina Rossetti.
Contains assorted reproductions, photographs of his work, biographical notices, exhibition catalogues, and newspaper cuttings. Includes a biographical pamphlet on Ricketts by Gordon Bottomley (reprinted from the Durham University Journal, June 1940). Also includes catalogues and announcements for...