Finding Aid
Series 950A Artwork: paintings, drawings, caricatures, sculptures and other material. -- [ca. 1870-1980]. -- ca. 80 items
- Bertrand Russell’s original artwork collection
- Artwork acquired from other sources (primarily “Recent Acquisitions” of the Russell archives)
1. Bertrand Russell’s original artwork collection
Based on a finding aid originally compiled by Sheila Turcon. See also “Series 950 Photographs” for some photographs of artwork.
| Original Artwork | ||
| Box 9* | *follows from Box 8 of Series 950 Photographs | |
| 1. | Sketch of Russell by Neil Foster | |
2. | Sketch of Russell by Alan J. Leder | |
| 3. | Portrait by Malisa (1959) | |
| 4. | Sketch of Russell by P. Rietvelol (?) | |
| 5. | Sketch of Russell by P. Shroff | |
| 6. | Sketch Portrait of Russell by Andrew M.P. Tait; 1 original sketch, 2 copies | |
| 7. | Sketch by Kate Amberley; "Bertrand's favorite attitude for study -book resting on feet -" | |
| 7A. | Sketch by Carl Werner Skogholm | |
| 8. | Landscape watercolours perhaps by Kate Amberley; 3 sketches | |
| 9. (MC 45) | The Quack Doctor [a cartoon about Amberley]; 1 cartoon | |
| 10. (Oversize) | Chair of Indecency (New York Post cartoon) [Stored in Oversize Artwork Box] | |
| 11. | Sketch by Nottingham, "Robin Hood and Friar Tuck"; 1 sketch | |
| 12. | Sketches by Wilhelm Busch; 2 sketches | |
| 13. (Oversize) | Charcoal sketch by Carola Spaeth Hauschka -- Princeton-1944-autographed by B.R. [Stored in Oversize Artwork Box] | |
| 14. | Photocopy of drawing by Stefan Andersson [not part of BR’s collection; filed here for convenience] | |
| 15. | 2 pencils sketches of Russell by George Guazaba, Paris, Sept. 1954 | |
| Oversize Artwork | ||
| MC 45 | b&w cartoon by Macpherson; 38 by 30 cm | |
| Oversize Artwork Box | Portrait of Bertrand Russell by Nancy Freeman. Etching, artist's proof. Size: 47 cm x 42 cm. | |
| Oversize Artwork Box | Framed cartoon of Bertrand Russell with a letter to Mr. Rosen dated 10 May, 1960; 59 by 27 cm. RA3 108. | |
| MC 45 | The Quack Doctor [a cartoon about Amberley]; 1 cartoon | |
| Oversize Artwork Box | Chair of Indecency (New York Post cartoon) | |
| Oversize Artwork Box | Charcoal sketch by Carola Spaeth Hautsckha -- Princeton-1944-autographed by B.R. | |
| MC 46 | Portrait of Bertrand Russell made with pieces of coloured paper by A.D. Jayawara dated 1st October 1968, unframed; 50 by 31 cm | |
| MC 46 | Oil painting of Bertrand Russell by A. Legg, unframed; 50 by 39 cm | |
| Oversize Artwork Box | Painting of Bertrand Russell by A. Spreafico. India ink. Size: 43 cm x 56 cm. | |
MC 46 | Framed Pugwash Science and Society poster of Russell and Albert Einstein done by Canadian Student Pugwash; Size: 42 by 27 cm | |
| Reading Room | Portrait of Bertrand Russell in red charcoal by Augustus Edwin John; 31 by 26 cm | |
| Russell stacks (range 7) | Framed b&w sketch of Bertrand Russell; 25 by 20 cm (43 by 36 cm including frame) | |
| Russell stacks (range 7) | Framed oil painting of Bertrand Russell signed R.G.; 33 by 23 cm | |
| Russell stacks (range 7) | Bronze relief of Russell by Ernest Willi. | |
| Russell stacks (range 7) | Additional unlisted material, including photographs. | |
| Posters | ||
| MC 45 | "Bertrand Russell 1872 to 1970 Exemplar"; 51 by 33 cm | |
| MC 45 | "What I Have Lived For"; 39 by 27 cm | |
| MC 33 | Additional posters and photographs. | |
| Other | ||
| RA 1710 | Silk wall hanging belonging to Russell; acquired from Christopher Farley, 2014. | |
2. Artwork acquired from other sources (primarily “Recent Acquisitions” of the Russell archives, up to RA 1719)
Most of the information in the table below was transcribed from a card catalogue maintained in the Russell archives reading room. In some cases, the description was enhanced with information recorded in Russell: the Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies (indicated by RJ references in the table, i.e. volume and issue number).
Organized into 2 parts: 1. Depictions of Russell, and 2. Depictions of Others.
Depictions of Bertrand Russell
Arranged alphabetically by ‘Type of Work’, and then by ‘Artist’.
| Rec. Acq. | Type of work | Artist | Description | Date | Source | RJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 727 (Reading Room) | Bust | Epstein, Jacob | Bronze bust of Bertrand Russell, one of several made from a casting in 1953. An accompanying folder contains 2 slips which record the bust being exhibited at a gallery in Hartford, Conn., and at the British Pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal. The owner of the bust in 1975 was Joe Shulman. | 1953 | Purchase | |
| 1594 (Reading Room) | Bust | Kovacs, Frank | Plaster cast bust of Russell, 33x23 cm, ca. 1955. | ca. 1955 | Purchase | |
| 1778 (Oversize Artwork Box) | Caricature / cartoon (original). | Bell, Vanessa | Caricature painting or sketch of Russell, one of a series. | 1933 | Purchase | |
| Russell Archives PR 6011 .O58 Z693 | Caricature / cartoon (published). | Bell, Vanessa | Caricature painting of Russell, 1933, in E.M. Forster and His World. | 1933 | ||
| 174 | Caricature / cartoon (copy) | Chambers [?] | Photograph of cartoon of Russell and Cyrus Eaton in Trafalgar Square, 1962. | 1962 | Courtesy of Cyrus Eaton | |
| 1575 | Caricature / cartoon (copy) | Haynie, Hugh | Large reprint of cartoon by Haynie which originally appeared in the Louisville Courier Journal in 1967. Russell is depicted as the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, holding a sign re: his War Crimes Tribunal. | 1967 | Purchase | |
| Russell Archives NC 1429 .L47A53 | Caricature / cartoon (published) | Levine, David | Caricature of Russell in black and white; in Pens and Needles. | |||
| Russell Archives NC 1479 .L65A348 | Caricature / cartoon (published) | Low, David | Caricature of Russell in black and white; in Low’s Company. | |||
| 1046 | Caricature / cartoon | Macpherson, Duncan | Original cartoon sketch of Russell, 38x30 cm, by Duncan Macpherson, published in the Toronto Star, 9 Jan. 1959. Depicts Russell peace-making between U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev. Possibbly drawn in response to the article “Mr. Dulles Replies to Russell and Khrushchev,” New Statesman, 8 Feb. 1958, or, “Bertrand Russell Replies,” 5 Apr. 1958. | 1959 | Purchase | |
| 1136 | Caricature / cartoon (copy) | Macpherson, Duncan | Photocopy of a cartoon of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson in handcuffs. Russell does not appear in this cartoon, but the caption reads: “Lord Bertrand Russell wants LBJ tried as a war criminal”, with a reply from Johnson: “And like a fool I thought I’d humour the old coot”. 9 June 1966 | 1966 | Courtesy National Archives of Canada. | |
| Russell Archives NC 1449 .M3A458 | Caricature / cartoon (published) | Macpherson, Duncan | Russell as depicted in Toronto Daily Star Cartoons. | |||
| Russell Archives NC 1479 .M34 | Caricature / cartoon | Mahood, Kenneth | Caricatures of Russell in The Secret Sketchbook of a Bloomsbury Lady, pp. 12, 30, 41. | |||
| 1148 | Caricature / cartoon (copy) | Packer | Editorial cartoon on Russell and love, by Parker, from Daily Mirror, New York, 21 March 1940. | 1940 | Courtesy of John Slater. | |
| Russell Archives CT 104 .S55 | Caricature / cartoon (published) | Vicky | In How to be a celebrity, by Milton Shulman. Caricature of Russell in black and white; also on dust jacket grouped with others. | |||
| 1358 | Caricature / cartoon | Unknown | Card (35x68 mm) with colour image of Russell flanked by a mushroom cloud, likely 1966. Issued by “Lyons Maid” as part of their “Famous People” series; this card is no. 36 of a series of 48. It was intended to be enclosed with a package of ice cream. | 1966 | Purchase | |
| 1516 | Drawing | Berger, Oscar | Pencil drawing done after Berger moved to London in 1935 to work for the Daily Telegraph. A typed note indicates that the drawing was made from life. Russell is wearing spectacles. | 1935 or later | Purchase | |
| 1719 | Drawing | Borth, Frank | Charcoal portrait of Russell. Biographical information about Russell penciled on the back of the drawing. | 1930s | Purchase | |
| n/a | Drawing (published) | Horrabin, J.F. | Sketch of Russell originally published in The Ploughshare, London, n.s. 2 (Feb. 1917): 19. Reprinted in The Masses, Aug. 1917 | |||
| 694 (Reading Room) | Drawing | John, Augustus | Red chalk sketch of Russell, ca. 1913. Published as frontispiece of Collected Papers, vol. 7. | ca. 1913 | Purchase | |
| Russell Periodical | Drawing (published) | Robinson, Boardman | Pencil drawing of Russell in The Dial, October, 1924, between pages 278 and 279. Filed with periodicals. | 1924 | ||
| Russell Archives ND 497 .R85 | Drawing | Rothenstein, Sir William | Sketch of Russell, probably 1910, published in Men and Memories. There is a thank you note for the portrait from Russell in Rec. Acq. 35. | ca. 1910 | ||
| 1679 | Drawing (copy) | Ruhman, Walt | Image of drawing of Russell by Walt Ruhman, ca. 1960. The image is on a film strip; it is also printed on paper inserted on the case housing the film strip. | ca. 1960 | Courtesy of Christopher Farley. | |
| 1417 | Drawing | Swany, S.N. | Pencil sketch of Russell, 1952 or 1956. Mailed to Russell from India for him to add his signature. (Correspondence relating to his available in Series 720). | 1952 or 1956 | Purchase | |
| 693 (Oversize Artwork Box) | Drawing (ink and watercolour) | White, Charles N. | Portrait of Russell, 17.5x13.5 inches, ca. 1980, by Charles N. White, a Cambridge artist. | ca. 1980. | Purchase | |
| 1576 | Mosaic (photograph copy) | Anrep, Boris | Mosaic of Bertrand Russell entitled “Lucidity”, part of a grouping called Modern Virtures on a vestibule floor in the National Gallery, London. Photograph taken in 2008 by a friend of Charlie Haynes. | Donation | ||
| 472 | Painting (photograph copy) | Fry, Roger | Copy of proof photograph, b&w, of portrait of Russell, ca. 1924. The colour portrait was owned by Philip Rieff, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, in 1976. (Note: There is another similar version of this portrait in the National Portrait Gallery, London. It has been published several times, including as a frontispiece of Collected Papers, vol. 9. | ca. 1924 | Courtesy of Witt Archives, Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London | |
| 1462 | Painting (photograph copy) | Fry, Roger | B&W copy of the Russell portrait at King’s College, Cambridge. | |||
| 1535 (Oversize Artwork Box) | Painting (photograph copy) | Prezament, Joe | Painting was not done from life. It may have been commissioned by Samuel Lapitsky in the 1950s. It was inherited by his grand-daughter, Susan Colman. | 1950s | ||
| 80 (Range 7) | Painting | Williams, Robert | Framed oil painting of Bertrand Russell by artist Robert B. Williams, 1964; not done from life. 65 by 53 cm, including frame. | 1964 | Purchase | |
| 1562 (MC 45) | Pastel | Unknown | Pastel portrait of Russell framed in while and gold; possibly done ca. 1950. Frame measures 29x22 inches, image 12x15. (Former owner acquired it at a Palm Beach charity fund raiser). | ca. 1950 | Purchase |
Depictions of Others
Arranged alphabetically by ‘Subject’.
| Rec. Acq. | Subject | Type of work | Description | Date | Source | RJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | Cantor, Georg | Photograph (copy) | Photograph of Georg Cantor, 13 April 1905. In frame from BR's house. | 1905 | Purchase | |
| 1623 | Eisler, Lee | Painting (postcard copy) | Postcard with illustration of a portrait of Lee Eisler by Carol Marie Decameron; the postcard was sent by Jan Eisler to Warren Allen Smith. Lee Eisler was a founding member of the Bertrand Russell Society. | Courtesy of Warren Allen Smith. | ||
| 1887 | Frege, Gottlob | Photograph | Photograph of Frege at a desk with a book. Handwritten note underneath. In frame from BR's house. | c. 1905 | Purchase | |
| 1505 | Eliot, Vivien (nee Haigh-Wood) | Print from etching | Vivien as a young girl, 1890s. Signed in pencil by C[harles] Haigh-Wood. | 1890s | ||
| 1887 | Leibnitz, Gottfried Wilhelm | Print from etching | B&W etching of Leibnitz in frame from BR's house. | Purchase | ||
| 1382 | Mill, John Stuart | Painting (copy) | B&W photograph of portrait by G. Watts. | National Portrait Gallery | ||
| 1087 | Morell, Ottoline | Miniature (copy) | Photograph of a miniature of Ottoline Morrell as a girl. From reproduction in Miniatures by Charles Turrell (1913). | |||
| 180 | Russell, Frank | Drawing | Eyre Crowe sketch of Earl Russell, April, 1902; ink drawing. | 1902 | ||
| 1497 (MC 45) | Russell, Frank | Print, tear sheet | Frank Russell bigamy trial, July, 1901 | 1901 | Purchase | |
| 1382 | Russell, John, 1st Earl | Painting (copy) | B&W photograph of portrait of Russell by G.F. Watts. | National Portrait Gallery. | ||
| 1583 | Russell, Lord John | Prints | 1. Engraving of Earl Russell probably removed from a book (in 1583 folder). 2. “Fall of Achilles!” engraving published by T. McLean, 3 Aug. 1839; one of the individuals depicted is Lord Russell (in MC 45). | 1839 and later | Courtesy of Andrew Brink. | 28.2 |
| 1887 | Spinoza, Baruch | B&w print of Spinoza in frame from BR's house | Purchase |
