watercolour 1983 Caerhays Castle in Cornwall was built at the beginning of the 19th century for John Bettesworth-Trevanion. It was designed by John Nash, one of the most prominent architects of the Georgian and Regency periods, who was also responsible for Buckingham...
photograph Within the collection at the Fry Art Gallery are many photographs. Trained as an architect, Edwin Smith (1912 – 1971) was a prolific photographer and artist, and in later years lived at the Coach House, Windmill Hill, Saffron Walden with his second wife,...
watercolour, 1936 These two wagons, supposedly ‘fever wagons’ from the Boer War or earlier, were purchased by Eric and Tirzah Ravilious after they were shipped back to Newhaven. One can only speculate on the exact nature of their previous use, perhaps for...
linocut, 1956 ‘This image was based on a memory of a bull being driven down the High Street at Great Bardfield. The street is so simplified here that it is unrecognisable. There used to be a cottage with three dormer windows… I used sand and gravel...
oil, 1945 Kitty Wilson was a remarkable woman. Born in Deal, she worked for Dr Barnado’s in Essex for several years, caring for young disabled girls. In 1929 she travelled to Kalimpong in India to look after deprived children, returning to Essex after a few...
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