Clive Bell
Clive Bell was a British art historian and painter (1881–1964). He was born at Great Shefford and died at London.
Also recorded as Clive Howard Bell; Arthur Clive Heward Bell.
Clive Bell in brief
- Born
- 1881
- Died
- 1964
- Known for
- art historian and painter
- Place of birth
- Great Shefford
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Clive Howard Bell and Arthur Clive Heward Bell. His recorded language was English.
He was the child of William Heward Bell and Hannah Taylor Cory. He married Vanessa Bell. 3 children are recorded: Julian Bell, Angelica Garnett and Quentin Bell.
Catalogued works
12 works under this name are catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1794 to 2023.
The Legend of Monte della Sibilla or "Le Paradis de la Reine Sibille", dated 1923, illustrations: lithographs, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 66.656.2. White, dated 1913, linen, plain weave; block printed, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1993.328. Untitled (Terminal Series), dated 1968, vacuum plated glass coated with silicon monoxide, with metal binding, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1970.99. Mug, dated 1882–1900, earthenware, slip, and lead, copper, and manganese oxide glazes, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1950.1683. Jug, dated 1850–80, stoneware, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1950.1677. Civilization : an essay / by Clive Bell., dated 1938, held by Wellcome Collection. The diseases and health services of Papua New Guinea : a basis for national health planning / editor, C.O. Bell., dated 1973, held by Wellcome Collection. Managing biological and chemical risks : a strategy for working in biomedical, laboratory and clinical environments / edited by David R. Morgan., dated 1997, held by Wellcome Collection. Woman life freedom : voices and art from the women's protests in Iran / edited by Malu Halasa., dated 2023, held by Wellcome Collection. Narrative research in health and illness / edited by Brian Hurwitz, Trisha Greenhalgh, Vieda Skultans., dated 2004, held by Wellcome Collection. World War II Military Service, dated 1940-1944, held by Wellcome Collection. Professional and other correspondence, dated 1794-1944, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 11 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
12 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Bell, (Arthur) Clive, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Books and Pamphlets by Clive Bell, Selected Letters of Clive Bell, 2023. Bell, (Arthur) Clive (Heward) (1881–1964), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. CLIVE BELL, Interpretation of Art, 1963. Morrison-Bell, Sir (Arthur) Clive, (19 April 1871–16 April 1956), Who Was Who, 2007. Mark Hussey (edited and introduced by), Selected Letters of Clive Bell: Art, Love and War in Bloomsbury, Études Britanniques Contemporaines, 2023. SENI RUPA “BIASA-BIASA SAJA” KARYA HERMAN “BENG” HANDOKO, Brikolase, 2018. Caminhos de uma formação: Os Destinos Mistos de Clima, Boletim de Pesquisa NELIC, 2007. Note e recensioni, Aisthesis, 2012. Everyday Aesthetics and Photography, Aisthesis, 2014. Unseen beauty: the persistence of the medieval in contemporary aesthetics = Beleza que não se vê: a persistência do medieval na estética contemporânea = Belleza que no se ve: la persistencia de lo medieval en la estética contemporánea, Veritas, 2022. Virginijos Woolf romano “Bangos” forma: polilogo dalyviai | The formal properties of Virginia Woolf’s novel “The Waves”: polylogue participants, Literatūra (Vilnius), 2006.
Digitised editions and texts
15 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.
Landmarks In Nineteenth-Century Painting (1967) — Internet Archive. Civilization: an essay (1928) — Internet Archive. Expo 4 AQA Higher Student Book (2006) — Internet Archive. proust (1928) — Internet Archive. ART (1924) — Internet Archive. since cezanne (1929) — Internet Archive. Civilization (1929) — Internet Archive. Old Friends (1956) — Internet Archive. An Account of French Painting (1931) — Internet Archive. FRENCH IMPRESSIONISTS. Phaidon edition (1952) — Internet Archive. pot boilers (1918) — Internet Archive. Pot-Boilers — Project Gutenberg. Since Cézanne — Project Gutenberg. The Legend of Monte della Sibilla; or, Le paradis de la reine Sibille — Project Gutenberg. Poems — Project Gutenberg.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 23 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 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1850Jug (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1881Clive Bell born at Great Shefford.
- 1882Mug (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1913White (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1923The Legend of Monte della Sibilla or "Le Paradis de la Reine Sibille" (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1924ART digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1928Civilization: an essay digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1928proust digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1929since cezanne digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1938Civilization : an essay / by Clive Bell. (Wellcome Collection).
- 1964Clive Bell died at London.
- 1967Landmarks In Nineteenth-Century Painting digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1968Untitled (Terminal Series) (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 2006Expo 4 AQA Higher Student Book digitised by Internet Archive.
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.
Bell, (Arthur) Clive (Heward) (1881–1964), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
- 3.
Books and Pamphlets by Clive Bell, Selected Letters of Clive Bell, 2023
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
- 5.
Morrison-Bell, Sir (Arthur) Clive, (19 April 1871–16 April 1956), Who Was Who, 2007
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 17 articles naming Clive Bell.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 7.
Internet Archive, 35 digitised items catalogued under Clive Bell as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 8.
Project Gutenberg holds 5 full texts attributed to Clive Bell.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 9.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Clive Bell.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 10.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record associated with Clive Bell (1 object).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Consult the source - 11.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 11 works naming Clive Bell.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 12.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q684978: Clive Bell
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Consult the source - 13.
“Clive Bell”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
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