E A Phipson - Bishop's Stortford

Social History (Museum of St Albans)

1982.2525

Bishops Stortford. Postcard, 1901+, of a jettitied house and the Boar's Head public house to its right. A woman and child on the pavement, chimneys smoking. 137 x 88 mm. From a painting by E.A.Phipson. One of England's most prolific landscape watercolourists, Phipson was christened Edward Arthur, however as a young man he developed a keen interest in languages which led him to change his name to the Greek Word Evacustes meaning 'ready listener'. His paintings represent an idealised image of a time of great change. He omitted the lamp posts, telegraph poles and motor cars that spoilt a good view. The museum under the direction of Frederick Kitton purchased a large collection of his Hertfordshire watercolours between 1900 and 1910 whilst he was living in London.

1901

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Amy Cooke

3) MoStA Archive Room

Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, UK.

From brown postcard album labelled "St Albans and Victorian" and "Photographic Collection Box 21".

Picturesque St. Albans

05/05/2005