Job Nixon
Job Nixon was a British painter, engraver, etcher and watercolorist (1891–1938). He was born at Stoke-on-Trent and died at Mendham.
Job Nixon in brief
- Born
- 1891
- Died
- 1938
- Known for
- painter, engraver, etcher and watercolorist
- Place of birth
- Stoke-on-Trent
Contents
Formation and teaching
Job Nixon studied at Royal College of Art and Slade School of Fine Art. He trained under Francis Job Short and Henry Tonks.
Career and activity
He belonged to Royal Watercolour Society, New English Art Club and Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers. He worked at United Kingdom, France and Italy.
Catalogued works
11 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Art Institute of Chicago and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1926 to 1990.
Place Saint-André des Arts, Paris, dated 1930, held by Manchester Art Gallery, inventory 1930.175. Near Lamorna, dated 1932, held by Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, inventory 1946.FA.735. Rochester, dated 1938, held by Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, inventory 1942.FA.536. Portrait of a Man, held by Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, inventory PCF63. Old Houses, Mentone, dated n.d., drypoint in black on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1932.981. Una Trattoria, dated 1928, etching and drypoint on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1930.153. Heather Brown McCann, Mimi Brown, Bebe Brown Nixon, Laurie Brown, New Canaan, Conn., dated 1975, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1985.224. Bebe and Clementine, Cambridge, dated 1990, printed 2006, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2006.207. Heather Brown, Mimi Brown, Bebe Brown Nixon, Laurie Brown Travchin, E. Greenwich, R.I., dated 1980, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1985.225. Tom Moran, Boston, dated January 1988, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2006.210. Romney's Farm, dated 1926, drypoint, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 2016.228.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 4 named public collections.
Potteries Museum & Art Gallery: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Manchester Art Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Nixon, Job, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Nixon, Job, (20 Feb. 1891–26 July 1938), artist, Who Was Who, 2007.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Job Nixon studied at Royal College of Art and Slade School of Fine Art. training under Francis Job Short and Henry Tonks is recorded. the recorded working language is English.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape and figurative.
Places of work recorded in the authority are United Kingdom, France and Italy. Membership is recorded of Royal Watercolour Society, New English Art Club and Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers.
Work by Job Nixon is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Auckland Art Gallery, Manchester Art Gallery and Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.
Chronology
- 1891Job Nixon born at Stoke-on-Trent.
- 1928Una Trattoria (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1930Place Saint-André des Arts, Paris (Manchester Art Gallery).
- 1932Near Lamorna (Potteries Museum & Art Gallery).
- 1938Job Nixon died at Mendham.
- 1938Rochester (Potteries Museum & Art Gallery).
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.
Nixon, Job, (20 Feb. 1891–26 July 1938), artist, Who Was Who, 2007
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
- 3.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q21459794: Job Nixon
Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 4.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Job Nixon.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 5.
The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Job Nixon.
museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art
Consult the source - 6.
“Job Nixon”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
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