Tag: Birmingham

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1882-1883)

Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910) Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1882–1883 Oil on panel, 30.2 x 22.9 cm Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham Portrait of Dante Gabriel Rossetti at 22 years of age. A young Rossetti in his mid-twenties looking directly at the…

Edward Burne-Jones

(1833–1898) Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet, ARA The artist’s works: The Annunciation and the Adoration of the Magi 1861 Tate Britain, London King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid 1862 Tate Britain, London Ariadne 1863–1864 National Gallery of Art, Washington Princess Sabra 1865…

Proserpine (1882)

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Proserpine (Proserpina) 1882 Oil on canvas, 78.7 cm × 39.2 cm Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham Compare: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Proserpine 1874 Tate Britain, London     Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Proserpine 1878 Private collection     See also:…

Le Pont Boieldieu, Rouen, Soleil Couchant (1896)

Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Le Pont Boieldieu, Rouen, Soleil Couchant (The Pont Boieldieu at Sunset) 1896 Oil on canvas, 98 x 118 cm Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham Compare: Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Le Pont Boieldieu à Rouen, soleil couchant, temps brumeux 1896…

Paul Scofield

(1922–2008) David Paul Scofield, CH, CBE Filmography as Actor: A Man for All Seasons 1966 Director: Fred Zinnemann Starring: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller   Born January 21 1922 Birmingham (England) Died March 19 2008 West Sussex (England) Cause of death Cancer, Leukemia Occupation Actor Awards…

Julie Walters

(1950) Dame Julia Mary Walters, DBE Filmography as Actress: Educating Rita 1983 Director: Lewis Gilbert Starring: Michael Caine, Julie Walters   Born February 22 1950 Edgbaston, Birmingham (England) Occupation Actress Awards BAFTA Emmy Awards Golden Globe Laurence Olivier Award Title Dame Commander…

Elaine Stritch

(1925–2014) Filmography as Actress: Providence 1977 Director: Alain Resnais Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Ellen Burstyn     Born February 2 1925 Detroit, MI (USA) Died July 17 2014 Birmingham, MI (USA) Boyfriend Marlon Brando (1924-2004) Boyfriend Ben Gazzara (1930-2012) Occupation Actress Singer Awards Drama Desk…

Brian Aherne

(1902–1986) William Brian de Lacy Aherne Filmography as Actor: I Confess 1953 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter     The Swan 1956 Director: Charles Vidor Starring: Grace Kelly, Alec Guinness   Born May 2 1902 King’s Norton,…

Zena Walker

(1934–2003) Filmography as Actress: The Dresser 1983 Director: Peter Yates Starring: Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay   Born March 7 1934 Birmingham (England) Died August 24 2003 Brockenhurst (England) Occupation Actress Awards Tony

John McEnery

(1943–2019) Filmography as Actor: Romeo and Juliet 1968 Director: Franco Zeffirelli Starring: Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey     Girl with a Pearl Earring 2003 Director: Peter Webber Starring: Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson   Born November 1 1943 Birmingham (England) Died…