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Edmond Gustave Camus Bibliography[edit]
Orchidées de France.[Paris], 1895. Imperial 4to (32×26.5 cm). With a calligraphed title- page, 52 finely drawn watercolours on 51 leaves of orchid varieties,
Iconographie des orchidées de France.[Paris] 1891.
Fruin Bravington[edit]
Fruin Bruce Charles Bravington (1910-2000) was an English modernist architect, art collector and painter.
He was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire and studied architecture at Trinity College, Cambridge.
During the 1930s, Bravington designed 37 Tufton Street, Westminster and other houses nearby, and in several villages around Henley-on-Thames.
"No. 37 (E side), of 1936, is the closest Westminster came to a full-blooded Modern movement house, a rather raw front with floors staggered either side of a tall staircase window. The architect is not yet identified." Simon Bradley and Nicholas Pevsner, 'London 6: Westminster' 'The Buildings of England' Yale University Press， New Haven and London, 2005, corrected reprint of 2003 edition, p 721. [by Westminster City Archives 17 April 2021
Art collection[edit]
His art collection, including works by Sir William Nicholson (1872-1949) Walter Sickert and others. Bravington had developed an interest in the work of William Nicholson when he studied architecture with Kit, the artist's son, at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Charles Bravington acquired many of his pictures direct from galleries and the sale rooms, several of these works having been purchased from Christie's throughout the 1950s and 1960s. In June 1988 he sold 'Sports on S.S. Cedric' by Nicolson for the world record price of £82,500, a sum which was not exceeded for Nicholson's work for over a decade.
His collection was sold by Christies in 2001.
Painting[edit]
After the Second World War, in which he drove an ambulance, private architecture commissions were scarce, and in 1948, he decided to devote his time to painting. He had been a friend of the sculptor John Skeaping, and was taught by Clifford Hall, amongst others.
His pictures were exhibited in a number of shows at Arthur Tooth and Sons in London. During his lifetime he was a great philanthropist, supporting over 40 charities, and especially those devoted to the care of children.
In addition to his painting, he also enjoyed playing the classical guitar and had learned to dance Flamenco. He was also a keen linguist, who spoke German, French, Spanish, Russian and Chinese.
Family[edit]
He married Joan Douglas in 1933, but aged only 22, she tragically died suddenly on 27 Aug 1934, only a year later.
Performance indicators[edit]
- Number of symphony orchestra visits
- Number of staged operas
- Number of opera company visits
- Number of drama productions
- Number of drama company visits
- Number of ballet company visits
- Number of major art exhibitions
| Number of | 1947 to 1956 | 1957 to 1966 | 1967 to 1976 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symphony orchestras | 69 | 63 | 73 |
| Staged operas | 29 | 47 | 51 |
| Opera companies | 10 | 16 | 27 |
| Drama productions | 46 | 65 | 85 |
| Drama companies | 34 | 54 | 58 |
| Ballet companies | 16 | 19 | 12 |
| Major art exhibitions | 11 | 15 | 34 |
- Each symphony orchestra/opera, drama or ballet company per year counted as a separate instance.
Theatres[edit]
Tōfu[edit]
- Japanese tōfu (豆腐)
Tofu (Chinese: 豆腐; pinyin: dòufu; Wade–Giles: tou4-fu) is a food prepared by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into solid white blocks of varying softness:
- Japanese: tōfu
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- tōfu (豆腐)