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  • Personal and financial papers; artworks; writings; correspondence; photographs; publications; and press cuttings relating to Bernard Meninsky and his second wife, Nora (née Barczinsky)
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Personal and financial papers; artworks; writings; correspondence; photographs; publications; and press cuttings relating to Bernard Meninsky and his second wife, Nora (née Barczinsky)

1890–1989

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This collection consists of the personal papers of the British-Ukrainian artist Bernard Meninsky, featuring artworks, writings, correspondence and photographs. From this collection, selected items have been digitised which provide an insight into Bernard Meninsky's life, and work as an artist and teacher, particularly shedding light on his struggle with mental illness, insecurity, and depression, and his work as a commissioned war artist. Items available to view online include: certificates documenting Meninsky's naturalisation in Britain and a second prize award from the Scholar's magazine; sketches and artworks by Meninsky featuring sketches of his father, female figures and commissioned work from the second world war; manuscripts and typescripts from Meninsky's, 'The art of drawing'; a notebook featuring extracts and quotes from various authors which were meaningful to Meninsky during his struggle with depression; and photographs of Bernard Meninsky, his family and his friends.

Further details on this collection are available on the archive catalogue.

Collection Owner
Bernard Meninsky 1891–1950
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented by Nora Meninsky in 1982.
Reference
TGA 8225

42 objects in this collection

  • Personal and financial papers; artworks; writings; correspondence; photographs; publications; and press cuttings relating to Bernard Meninsky and his second wife, Nora (née Barczinsky)

    42 Objects

    • Personal and Financial Documents relating to Bernard and Nora Meninsky

      2 Objects

    • Artworks

      3 Objects

    • Writings

      5 Objects

    • Photographs

      32 Objects

      • Portrait photographs of Bernard Meninsky

        14 Objects

      • Photographs of Bernard Meninsky with other people

        8 Objects

      • Photographs of Bernard Meninsky’s immediate family

        10 Objects

Title
Photographs
Date
1909–50
Reference
TGA 8225/5

Showing 1–20 of 32 objects

Portrait photograph of Bernard Meninsky while painting a female nude

Anonymous
[1908]

Mounted portrait photograph of Bernard Meninsky

Anonymous, recipient: Nora Meninsky
1926

Photograph of Bernard Meninsky painting outdoors

Anonymous
[1920s]

Mounted photographs of Bernard and Nora Meninsky

Anonymous
1929

Portrait photograph of Bernard Meninsky

Anonymous
1930

Photograph of Bernard Meninsky taken in a field at Woodbridge

Anonymous
1932

Photograph of Bernard Meninsky taken on a track road at Woodbridge

Anonymous
1932

Rear-view photograph of Bernard Meninsky painting taken at the Glen

Anonymous
1938

Side-view photograph of Bernard Meninsky painting taken at the Glen

Anonymous
1938

Photograph of Lord Glenconner’s Estate, the Glen

Anonymous
1938

Photograph of Bernard Meninsky taken at the Central School of Arts and Crafts

Anonymous
1949

Side-view photograph of Bernard Meninsky taken at the Central School of Arts and Crafts

Anonymous
1949

Photograph of Bernard Meninsky taken on a country lane

Anonymous
date not known

Photograph of Bernard Meninsky sat on a deck chair in the garden

Anonymous
date not known

Two mounted photographs of Bernard Meninsky taken with friends with captions

Anonymous
[1920s]

Photograph of Bernard Meninsky with Stuart Edmonds

Anonymous
1920

Photograph of Bernard Meninsky with his infant son

Anonymous
[1920]

Two mounted photographs of Bernard Meninsky with his son, David and a dog

Anonymous
1929

Photograph of Bernard Meninsky with five other men taken at the Central School of Arts and Crafts

Anonymous
1929

Photograph of Bernard Meninsky with two other people stood in front of statues

Anonymous
[1920s]
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