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Sketches & drawings, advertising work, sketchbook and one gouache by Keith Vaughan

1932–76

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Available online is the whole of this collection of sketches by Keith Vaughan. This material covers the majority of Vaughan's life including some of his early advertising work from the 1930s with the last sketch dating from 1976, a year before his death in 1977. Subjects include the male form, landscapes, and drawings of everyday life including some from his time in the Non-Combatant Corps during the Second World War.

Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the archive catalogue.

Collection Owner
Keith Vaughan 1912–1977
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Purchased by the archive from Thos. Agnew and Sons Ltd in November 1990
Reference
TGA 9013

148 objects in this collection

  • Sketches & drawings, advertising work, sketchbook and one gouache by Keith Vaughan

    148 Objects

    • Loose drawings and sketches

      127 Objects

    • Advertising Work

      19 Objects

Title
Loose drawings and sketches
Date
1932–76
Description
The series contains a number of loose drawings largely consisting of portraits, figurative works and landscapes. The series includes drawings from Eden and Bulford Prisoner of War Camps, drawings of figures (some in graphic sexual acts), sketches for murals and illustrations to the classic story 'Tom Sawyer'.
Reference
TGA 9013/1

Showing 41–60 of 127 objects

Drawing of a wall with overhanging bushes

Keith Vaughan
[1942]
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Drawing of two men haymaking at Eden Camp

Keith Vaughan
°Ú1943–5±Õ
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Drawing of three men haymaking at Eden Camp

Keith Vaughan
°Ú1943–5±Õ
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Drawing of fruit pickers

Keith Vaughan
°Ú1943–5±Õ
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Abstract drawing of a squatting naked figure clutching their genitals and exposed intestines

Keith Vaughan
°Ú1943–6±Õ
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Two abstract drawings of male genitals

Keith Vaughan
°Ú1943–6±Õ
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Four drawings of figures

Keith Vaughan
°Ú1943–6±Õ
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Drawing of an abstract headless male figure

Keith Vaughan
°Ú1943–6±Õ
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Drawing entitled ‘Communication of Hate’

Keith Vaughan
°Ú1943–6±Õ
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Eight drawings of figures on one sheet

Keith Vaughan
°Ú1943–6±Õ
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Drawing of the head of a boy framed by leaves

Keith Vaughan
[1947]
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Drawing of a head of a young man with the facial planes strongly defined

Keith Vaughan
[1947]
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Four drawings [three of boys, one pattern] on one sheet

Keith Vaughan
[1947]
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Drawing of a Grecian face in profile with a landscape of sea and mountains in the background

Keith Vaughan
[1947]
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Two drawings of landscapes on one sheet

Keith Vaughan
[1947]
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Four drawings of a figure with their arms raised

Keith Vaughan
[1948]
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Drawing of a face and arms

Keith Vaughan
[1948]
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Drawing of detailed face and arms

Keith Vaughan
[1948]
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Drawing of a figure with arms raised

Keith Vaughan
[1948]
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Two drawings of head and shoulders

Keith Vaughan
[1948]
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