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1857-1939 "Tomb of Henry III, Westminster Abbey,"
watercolor,
Condition: Excellent. Biography: Alfred Bennett Bamford (1857-1939), was born in Romford. He studied at the Heatherly School of Art and at the Camden School of Art. He exhibited "The Chapel of St Erasmus, Westminster Abbey" at the Royal Academy in 1883, when he was 26. During the next 20 years, he exhibited a further six times, these being mainly architectural subjects. Alfred produced a large collection of sketches of Essex, including many of East Ham, Ilford, Barking, Dagenham and Romford. These included drawings, watercolours and book illustrations. The exact number of drawings, paintings, etc by Bamford that exist is unknown, and there is no known obituary to him in local Essex papers. In 1930 he made a donation of 150 sketches to the town of Romford. Other donations were made at various times to Chelmsford Museum, the Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool), Dudley Galleries and the Royal Institute of Painters and Water Colourists. Ilford Libraries received a collection of around 60 watercolours and drawings via the Brand collection which was purchased in the 1930s. Barking and Dagenham also has a collection of Bamford drawings, which are now in Valence House Museum. $ 575.00
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