A Cleric
Painting
1939 (painted)
1939 (painted)
| Artist/Maker |
The subject of the painting is believed to be Frederic Cardew. In the 1930s Father Cardew worked in Paris, running a residential club for theatre girls who were in financial difficulties. He was a friend of Mrs Edward Compton who ran a similar club in London and is portrayed in a painting also held by the V&A Theatre Collections S.819-1991.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | A Cleric (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Painting entitled "A Cleric", probably the Rev. Frederic Cardew, by Margaret Cardew, 1939 |
| Physical description | Clergyman seated in an armchair with a window behind him and paintings on the wall to viewer's right. |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Theatre Museum Association |
| Object history | Presented to the British Theatre Museum Association by Anthony Pelissier in June 1970. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The subject of the painting is believed to be Frederic Cardew. In the 1930s Father Cardew worked in Paris, running a residential club for theatre girls who were in financial difficulties. He was a friend of Mrs Edward Compton who ran a similar club in London and is portrayed in a painting also held by the V&A Theatre Collections S.819-1991. |
| Bibliographic reference | Ashton, Geoffrey. Catalogue of Paintings at the Theatre Museum, London. ed. James Fowler, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 224p. ill. ISBN 1851771026 |
| Other number | 1970/A/87 - BTMA accession number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.820-1991 |
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| Record created | November 12, 2003 |
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