Bernard Childs

Bernard Childs was an American painter and printmaker (1910–1985). He was born at Brooklyn and died at New York City.

Also recorded as Bernhard Childs.

Contents

Identity

What the record establishes about Bernard Childs.

Keeping your child normal : suggestions for parents, teachers and physicians; with a critical estimate of the influence of psychoanalysis / by Bernard Sachs. is dated 1936 and held by Wellcome Collection. An essay to prove the contagious character of malignant cholera : with brief instructions for its prevention and cure / by Bernard M. Byrne. is dated 1855 and held by Wellcome Collection. Child care and child abuse in early medieval Europe / Jerome Kroll, Bernard Bachrach. is dated 1986 and held by Wellcome Collection. Parental obligations and bioethics : the duties of a creator / Bernard G. Prusak. is dated 2016 and held by Wellcome Collection. Physiopathology of the internal anal sphincter / Bernard Duhamel. is dated 1969 and held by Wellcome Collection. Child of sorrow : Gustav Mahler / Bernard Keeffe. is dated 1971 and held by Wellcome Collection.

L'enfance au XVIIe siècle / par Bernard Jolibert. is dated 1981 and held by Wellcome Collection. Portrait of Jack MacGowran is dated 1971 and held by Princeton Art Museum (inventory 1998-9). The Mathematician is dated 1959 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2000.429). Barcarolle is dated 1958 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2017.382.1). Persephone is dated 1958 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 1988.1119). The Big Knife is dated 1958 and held by Whitney Museum of American Art (inventory 60.34).

James Jones is dated 1960 and held by National Portrait Gallery (inventory NPG.86.215). The Seine is dated 1954 and held by Yale University Art Gallery (inventory 2008.19.46). Prints in the National Gallery of Art records 4 objects associated with this heading. Experimental Plate #2 is dated 1954 and held by Q214867 (inventory 2008.115.1230). The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 13 objects associated with this heading. Whitney Museum of American Art records 1 object associated with this heading.

Paper cuts / Stephen Bernard. is dated 2018 and held by Wellcome Collection. Yale University Art Gallery records 1 object associated with this heading. National Portrait Gallery records 1 object associated with this heading. The Rainmaker is dated 1955 and held by Q214867 (inventory 2002.98.375).

Works and catalogued output

What Bernard Childs produced.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 2 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 9 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 2 works under this heading.

Catalogued works

18 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1936 to 1986.

The Mathematician, dated 1959, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2000.429. James Jones, dated 1960, held by National Portrait Gallery, inventory NPG.86.215. The Seine, dated 1954, held by Yale University Art Gallery, inventory 2008.19.46. The Big Knife, dated 1958, held by Whitney Museum of American Art, inventory 60.34. The Rainmaker, dated 1955, held by Q214867, inventory 2002.98.375. La Pluie, dated 1956, held by Q214867, inventory 2002.98.374. Contact, dated 1957, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.115.40. Experimental Plate #2, dated 1954, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.115.1230. Portrait of Jack MacGowran, dated 1971, held by Princeton Art Museum, inventory 1998-9. Bernard Childs. Bernard Childs: paintings, prints, images in light. Persephone, dated 1958, power drypoint; first trial proof, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1988.1119. Barcarolle, dated 1958, power tools and traditional engraving; working proof, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2017.382.1. Keeping your child normal : suggestions for parents, teachers and physicians; with a critical estimate of the influence of psychoanalysis / by Bernard Sachs., dated 1936, held by Wellcome Collection. Physiopathology of the internal anal sphincter / Bernard Duhamel., dated 1969, held by Wellcome Collection. Child of sorrow : Gustav Mahler / Bernard Keeffe., dated 1971, held by Wellcome Collection. Child care and child abuse in early medieval Europe / Jerome Kroll, Bernard Bachrach., dated 1986, held by Wellcome Collection. L'enfance au XVIIe siècle / par Bernard Jolibert., dated 1981, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 9 named public collections.

Q214867: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Portrait Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Yale University Art Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Whitney Museum of American Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Princeton Art Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 13 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 116 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.

Childs, Bernard, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1855An essay to prove the contagious character of malignant cholera : with brief instructions for its prevention and cure / by Bernard M. Byrne. is dated 1855 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  2. 1910Bernard Childs born at Brooklyn.
  3. 1936Keeping your child normal : suggestions for parents, teachers and physicians; with a critical estimate of the influence of psychoanalysis / by Bernard Sachs. is dated 1936 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  4. 1954The Seine (Yale University Art Gallery).
  5. 1954The Seine is dated 1954 and held by Yale University Art Gallery (inventory 2008.19.46).
  6. 1954Experimental Plate #2 is dated 1954 and held by Q214867 (inventory 2008.115.1230).
  7. 1955The Rainmaker (Q214867).
  8. 1955The Rainmaker is dated 1955 and held by Q214867 (inventory 2002.98.375).
  9. 1956La Pluie (Q214867).
  10. 1958The Big Knife (Whitney Museum of American Art).
  11. 1958Barcarolle is dated 1958 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2017.382.1).
  12. 1958Persephone is dated 1958 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 1988.1119).
  13. 1958The Big Knife is dated 1958 and held by Whitney Museum of American Art (inventory 60.34).
  14. 1959The Mathematician (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  15. 1959The Mathematician is dated 1959 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2000.429).
  16. 1960James Jones (National Portrait Gallery).
  17. 1960James Jones is dated 1960 and held by National Portrait Gallery (inventory NPG.86.215).
  18. 1969Physiopathology of the internal anal sphincter / Bernard Duhamel. is dated 1969 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  19. 1971Child of sorrow : Gustav Mahler / Bernard Keeffe. is dated 1971 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  20. 1971Portrait of Jack MacGowran is dated 1971 and held by Princeton Art Museum (inventory 1998-9).
  21. 1981L'enfance au XVIIe siècle / par Bernard Jolibert. is dated 1981 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  22. 1985Bernard Childs died at New York City.
  23. 1986Child care and child abuse in early medieval Europe / Jerome Kroll, Bernard Bachrach. is dated 1986 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  24. 2016Parental obligations and bioethics : the duties of a creator / Bernard G. Prusak. is dated 2016 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  25. 2018Paper cuts / Stephen Bernard. is dated 2018 and held by Wellcome Collection.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Childs, Agnes, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

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  2. 2.

    Childs, Benjamin, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Childs, Bernard, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    David Ruston Childs, BMJ, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Open Library author record for Bernard Childs (Internet Archive), 2 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  6. 6.

    PubMed, United States National Library of Medicine, records for “Bernard Childs”

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  7. 7.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Bernard Childs (13 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 116 works naming Bernard Childs.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q822346: Bernard Childs

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Bernard Childs”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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