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Alix Jennings

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Alix Jennings
Born
Alix Thomson

1884
Carlisle
Died1980
NationalityBritish
Known forOil painting
Notable workPortrait of T. E. Lawrence at Jesus College

Alix Jennings (1884–1980) was a British artist, who specialised in portrait, animal and flower painting using oils.[1][2] Her works are in the collections of the Museum of the Order of St John, Windsor & Royal Borough Museum and at Jesus College, Oxford.[3]

Born Alix Thomson in Carlisle in 1884,[4][5] she exhibited works at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition on several occasions, including: Good Deeds ("Everyman") (1927);[6] White Blossom (1938);[7] Phlox (1941).[8] Her flower paintings were often exhibited at the Chelsea Flower Show.[9][10] Her portrait of T. E. Lawrence, closely inspired by a portrait by Augustus John, was commissioned by Jesus College as its official memorial to Lawrence.[11][12][13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "Auction: Alix Jennings (British, 1884-1980) A Pekingese". Bonhams. 20 August 2024. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ^ Women's Who's Who: An annual record of the careers and activities of the leading women of the day. Shaw Publishing Company. 1934. p. 233. OCLC 555049444 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Artists: Alix Jennings - 1884–1980". Art UK. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ The Lady's Who's Who. Pallas Publishing Company. 1938. p. 499. OCLC 46765978 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Child, Dennis (2002). Painters in the Northern Counties of England and Wales. Dennis Child. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-9523247-1-3. OCLC 49396153 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Gallery No. IV.: Oil Paintings—(Nos. 210–274)". The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts MDCCCCXXVII. Vol. 159. London: Royal Academy of Arts. 1927. p. 21. OCLC 1042174188. Archived from the original on 15 April 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2024 – via The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition: A Chronicle, 1769–2018.
  7. ^ The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts: MCMXXXVIII. Vol. 170. Royal Academy of Arts. 1938. p. 30. OCLC 1181441939 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Gallery No. X.: Oil Paintings—(Nos. 427–491)". The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts MCMXLI. Vol. 173. London: Royal Academy of Arts. 1941. pp. 30, 32. OCLC 1042174188. Archived from the original on 15 April 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2024 – via The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition: A Chronicle, 1769–2018.
  9. ^ Gardeners Chronicle. London: Purnell and Sons. 1968. p. 19. OCLC 6659333 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Gardeners Chronicle & Gardening Illustrated. London: Gardeners Chronicle Limited. 1963. p. 360. OCLC 6659370 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Thackrah, John Richard (1981). The University and Colleges of Oxford. Suffolk: Dalton. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-86138-002-2. OCLC 8906858 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ Baker, John Norman Leonard (1971). Jesus College, Oxford, 1571-1971. Jesus College, Oxford. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-9502164-0-9. OCLC 1818864 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ T.E. Lawrence Symposium Proceedings: A Collection of the Presentations Made at the T.E. Lawrence Symposium, Held May 20-21, 1988, at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Thomas Edward Lawrence, the Man and Legend Known as Lawrence of Arabia. Pepperdine University. 1988. p. 78 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ "T.E. Lawrence and Jesus College". Jesus College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.