| Admin/Biog History | Alexander Joseph Finberg, 1866-1939 was an art historian and expert on J.M.W. Turner. He was a founder of the Walpole Society, and was commissioned in 1905 to catalogue and organise the paintings in the Turner Bequest. |
| Description | Includes:
-thirty-four loose cuttings found inserted at the back of the volume titled Cuttings 1906-1924 (FHS/3/7/2). These comprise articles about the Turner Bequest and reviews of the following publications by Alexander Finberg:
-Finberg, A.J. (1905) The English water-colour painters. London: Duckworth
-Finberg, A.J. (1911) Turner's sketches and drawings. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd.
-Finberg, A.J., et al. (1919) 'Early English water-colour drawings by the great masters', The Studio, Special number
-Finberg, A.J. (1919) The paintings of D.Y. Cameron. London: The Studio
Also includes two letters from James H.W. Laing to Finberg, dated 15 March and 23 October 1910, concerning a book about Turner, and the loan of news cutting reviews. |