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James Bolivar Manson Art

British, 1879-1945

James Bolivar Manson was born in London. In 1896, he began studying at Heatherleys' School of Fine Art, Lambeth School of Art and in Paris at Académie Julian. He held his first solo show at the Leicester Galleries in 1923 and others at The New England Art Club Memorial show at Wildenstein and Ferens Art Gallery in 1946. A retrospective exhibition was held at Maltzahn Gallery in 1973. Tate Gallery and many provincial and foreign galleries hold examples of his work. He was a member of the Camden Town Group, then its secretary in 1910 and later Director of The Tate gallery from 1930–38. He was great friends with Lucien Pisarro, with whom he had holidayed together and went on painting excursions.

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Artist: James Bolivar Manson
St John’s College, Cambridge watercolour by James Bolivar Manson
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