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Liz Jensen

Liz Jensen was a British novelist, writer, sculptor, manufacturer and journalist (born 1959). She was born at Oxfordshire.

Liz Jensen in brief

Born
1959
Known for
novelist, writer, sculptor, manufacturer and journalist
Place of birth
Oxfordshire
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Catalogued works

12 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1919 to 1977.

Egg Dancing. Ark Baby. My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time. The Rapture. The Uninvited. Queer Fish, dated 1931, aquatint on cream wove paper, tipped at top to buff card, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1931.228. The Acroatic Rectangle, Per XIII, dated 1967, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1998.351. Drawing for Magellan, dated 1977, graphite and oil paint, with smudging and incised line, on ivory tracing paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1997.114. Drawing for Shamen, dated 1975–76, graphite frottage, and tempera on ivory tracing paper, hinged to heavy white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1997.113. Cocktail Shaker, dated 1926, silver, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1991.305a-b. Fell, Dame Honor Bridget (1900-1986), dated 1919-1988, held by Wellcome Collection. Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987), dated 1937-1991, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

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

The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

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

Jensen, Elisabeth, (Liz), (born 26 Nov. 1959), writer, Who's Who, 2010. 4: Liz Jensen’s Murder Mysteries, The Otherworlds of Liz Jensen, 2016. Dark Humorous Mode in Anthropocene Fictions: A Contemporary Carnival of Victorian Grotesques in Liz Jensen’s Arc Baby, Nalans, 2021.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

the ninth life of Louis Drax (2004) — Internet Archive. Ark Baby (1999) — Internet Archive.

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 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Liz Jensen studied at Somerville College. the recorded working language is English.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Copenhagen and Greater London. Membership is recorded of Royal Society of Literature.

Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Chronology

  1. 1931Queer Fish (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  2. 1959Liz Jensen born at Oxfordshire.
  3. 1999Ark Baby digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 2004the ninth life of Louis Drax 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. 1.

    4: Liz Jensen’s Murder Mysteries, The Otherworlds of Liz Jensen, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Jensen, Elisabeth, (Liz), (born 26 Nov. 1959), writer, Who's Who, 2010

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Liz Jensen.

    open access index · Unverified

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  4. 4.

    Internet Archive, 3 digitised items catalogued under Liz Jensen as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Liz Jensen.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Liz Jensen.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1391927: Liz Jensen

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Liz Jensen”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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