Gilbert Spencer Online Catalogue
June 13 2025
Picture: gilbertspencercatalogue.org
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
Exciting news that Gilbert Spencer R.A. (1892-1979), the brother of Stanley Spencer, has been treated to a new online catalogue (which is completely free to access too, I might add!). It features 654 artworks at present and will be updated reguarly with new additions.
Here's who is behind project:
This online catalogue is the first attempt to bring together all known oil paintings by Gilbert Spencer, as well as a large selection of his works on paper. It has been created in conjunction with the acquisition of the Gilbert Spencer archive by Arts University Bournemouth, and the subsequent publication of the first monograph on Gilbert Spencer by Professor Paul Gough (with contributions by Sacha Llewellyn and Amanda Bradley Petitgas), Gilbert Spencer: The Life and Work of a Very English Artist (Yale University Press, 2024). The project has been directed by Professor Paul Gough, with content by Dr Amy Lim and website design and build by Rich Tarr. It has been generously funded by a grant from the Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee at Arts University Bournemouth.
As is the custom on AHN, this project wins the organisers a place within the much coveted 'Heroes of Art History' section of this blog.
