Vernon Steele

Vernon Steele was a British and American actor and designer (1882–1955). He was born at Santiago and died at Los Angeles.

Vernon Steele in brief

Born
1882
Died
1955
Known for
actor and designer
Place of birth
Santiago
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Catalogued works

6 works under this name are catalogued by Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1879 to 1940.

Fatigue and efficiency in the iron and steel industry / [by H.M. Vernon]., dated 1920, held by Wellcome Collection. A deerhound sitting in front of its owner's writing desk. Steel engraving by H. Beckwith after a painting by E. H. Landseer., held by Wellcome Collection. A battle-scarred terrier with cropped ears is sitting on the doorstep of a butcher's shop. Steel engraving by H. Beckwith after E. H. Landseer., held by Wellcome Collection. Boag, John (Jack) Wilson, dated 1940s-1990s, held by Wellcome Collection. Letter Book, S M Burroughs & Co, dated 14 February - 8 December 1879, held by Wellcome Collection. Fell, Dame Honor Bridget (1900-1986), dated 1919-1988, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Digitised editions and texts

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

20140624 134301 ( 1) — Internet Archive. 20160618 105347 — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 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 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1882Vernon Steele born at Santiago.
  2. 1919Fell, Dame Honor Bridget (1900-1986) (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1920Fatigue and efficiency in the iron and steel industry / [by H.M. Vernon]. (Wellcome Collection).
  4. 1940Boag, John (Jack) Wilson (Wellcome Collection).
  5. 1955Vernon Steele died at Los Angeles.

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.

    Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Vernon Steele as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  2. 2.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 6 works naming Vernon Steele.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  3. 3.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q7922239: Vernon Steele

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  4. 4.

    “Vernon Steele”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Modern design

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