George Sowden

George Sowden was a British photographic developer and designer (born 1942). He was born at Leeds.

Also recorded as George James Sowden; George J. Sowden.

George Sowden in brief

Born
1942
Known for
photographic developer and designer
Place of birth
Leeds
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings George James Sowden and George J. Sowden. His recorded language was English.

He married Nathalie du Pasquier.

Formation and teaching

As a teacher, George Sowden is recorded in connection with David Caon. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Catalogued works

2 works under this name are catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1760 to 1983.

Penrose Fruit Bowl, dated 1983, metal, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2021.54.49. The fate of monarchs at the disposal of God. A sermon preached at the English Church in Rotterdam, November 16, 1760. on the much lamented death of His sacred Majesty George the Second, ... By Benjamin Sowden, .., dated 1760, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

12 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Dr. George Smith Sowden, BMJ, 1929. Sowden, Susan, (Mrs Philip Sowden), (born 10 June 1951), Registrar, Headington School, Oxford, 2007–15, Who's Who, 2007. Sowden, John, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Sims, Adm. William Sowden, (15 Oct. 1858–28 Sept. 1936), Who Was Who, 2007. The lipid peroxidation product 4-hydroxynonenal inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation and macrophage pyroptosis, Cell Death and Differentiation, 2022. A flippin' pain community outreach tour - a mixed methods evaluation of a public health campaign in Lincolnshire, Physiotherapy, 2025. Physiotherapists' Experiences and Perceived Acceptability of Delivering a Knee Bracing Intervention for People With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis in a Randomised Trial (PROP OA): A Qualitative Study, Musculoskeletal Care, 2024. Heterogeneity of mutant versus wild‐type Ki‐ras in primary and metastatic colorectal carcinomas, and association of codon‐12 valine with early mortality, Journal of Pathology, 1998. Benefits of Early Diuretic Administration in Emergency Department Presentations of Acute Heart Failure, Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2022. Clinical and cost-effectiveness of bracing in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis management: protocol for a multicentre, primary care, randomised, parallel-group, superiority trial, BMJ Open, 2021. A clinical study of pure aortic regurgitation, with special reference to the prognosis in the condition, and an analysis of one hundred cases. Simulating the Effects of Initial Condition Variance in the Investment Casting Process, 2013.

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. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

David Caon is recorded as having studied under George Sowden. the recorded working language is English.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Milan. Employment is recorded with Cor Unum.

Work by George Sowden is recorded in the collections of ADI Design Museum, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Design Museum Den Bosch, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.

Chronology

  1. 1760The fate of monarchs at the disposal of God. A sermon preached at the English Church in Rotterdam, November 16, 1760. on the much lamented death of His sacred Majesty George the Second, ... By Benjamin Sowden, .. (Wellcome Collection).
  2. 1942George Sowden born at Leeds.
  3. 1983Penrose Fruit Bowl (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).

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.

    Dr. George Smith Sowden, BMJ, 1929

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  2. 2.

    Sims, Adm. William Sowden, (15 Oct. 1858–28 Sept. 1936), Who Was Who, 2007

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  3. 3.

    Sowden, John, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

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  4. 4.

    Sowden, Susan, (Mrs Philip Sowden), (born 10 June 1951), Registrar, Headington School, Oxford, 2007–15, Who's Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Semantic Scholar corpus, 8 publications naming George Sowden.

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  6. 6.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record associated with George Sowden (1 object).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming George Sowden.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q16106100: George Sowden

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  9. 9.

    “George Sowden”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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