Alfred Bennett Bamford

Alfred Bennett Bamford
Born1857
Died1939
Known forpictures of Essex
Prittlewell by Bamford

Major Alfred Bennett Bamford (1857 – 21 October 1939) was an English watercolour painter, known for pictures of Essex.

Life

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Bamford was born in Romford in 1857. He studied at the private Heatherley School of Art. He was a prolific artist who donated a large quantity of paintings into public ownership on condition that they were displayed. In 1930 when he moved to Cheshire he gave 150 paintings to Romford.[1]

Bamford had been a member of a local voluntary regiment. By 1897 he was an honorary Major. During World War I he was in charge of some prisoners near Chelmsford.[1]

Bamford has a small number of paintings in important public collections.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Alfred B Bamford Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine, LBBD.gov.uk, Retrieved 12 July 2014
  2. ^ 4 artworks by or after Alfred Bennett Bamford at the Art UK site
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