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The Ferens Art Gallery is an art gallery in the English city of Kingston upon Hull. The site and money for the gallery were donated to the city by Thomas Ferens, after whom it is named. The architects were S. N. Cooke and E. C. Davies. [1] Opened in 1927, [2] it was restored and extended in 1991. The gallery features an extensive array of both ...
Thomas Robinson Ferens (4 May 1847 – 9 May 1930) was a British Liberal Party politician, a philanthropist, and an industrialist. He was the Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull East for 13 years, and served the city as a Justice of the Peace and as High Steward. He helped establish Reckitt and Sons, a manufacturer of household goods ...
Sea of Hull is the title of a photographic installation artwork created by New York -based artist Spencer Tunick in the UK city of Hull on 9 July 2016. [ 1] The work was commissioned by the city's Ferens Art Gallery to mark Hull's status as UK City of Culture 2017. [ 1] It also sought to bring attention to rising sea levels propelled by climate ...
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Location. Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston upon Hull. Website. www.hullcc.gov.uk. Ulysses and the Sirens is a 1909 oil painting by Herbert James Draper measuring 69.25 in × 84 in (175.9 cm × 213.4 cm). [1] It is held at the Ferens Art Gallery in Kingston upon Hull, England. [2] The gallery purchased the painting from Draper in 1910 for £600. [3]
Many of his works are now in public collections, including the Ferens Art Gallery, Hull Maritime Museum [2] and National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. In 1981 an exhibition of his works was held at the Ferens Art Gallery to coincide with the opening of the Humber Bridge.
James Neal (18 January 1918 - 12 October 2011) was an English artist and teacher. Born in Islington, North London, Neal was accepted at St Martin's School of Art in 1932, aged 14. During this time he was taught by Leon Underwood, who also taught Henry Moore. James then went to the Royal College of Art in 1936 where he studied for four years ...
1942–43. Medium. Tempera on canvas on wood. Dimensions. 38 cm × 53.5 cm (15 in × 21.1 in) Location. Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston upon Hull. Top of the World is a 1942–43 painting by the English painter Edward Wadsworth. It depicts the road approaching Beswick's Lime Works in the Peak District.