Alix Jennings

Not to be confused with Alex Jennings.
Alix Jennings
Born
Alix Thomson

1884
Carlisle
Died1980
NationalityBritish
Known forOil painting
Notable workPortrait of T E Lawrence at Jesus College

Alix Jennings (1884 - 1980) was a British artist, who specialised in portrait, animal and flower painting using oils.[1][2] Her works are in the collections of the Museum of the Order of St John, Windsor & Royal Borough Museum and at Jesus College, Oxford.[3]

Born Alix Thomson in Carlisle in 1884,[4][5] she exhibited works at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition on several occasions, including: Good Deeds ("Everyman") (1927);[6] White Blossom (1938);[7] Phlox (1941).[8] Her flower paintings were often exhibited at the Chelsea Flower Show.[9][10] Her portrait of T E Lawrence, closely inspired by a portrait by Augustus John, was commissioned by Jesus College as its official memorial to Lawrence.[11][12][13][14]

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  2. ^ Women's Who's who. Shaw Publishing Company. 1934. p. 233.
  3. ^ "Jennings, Alix, 1884–1980 | Art UK". 2024-08-20. Archived from the original on 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  4. ^ Lady's Who's who. Pallas Publishing Company. 1938. p. 499.
  5. ^ Child, Dennis (2002). Painters in the Northern Counties of England and Wales. Dennis Child. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-9523247-1-3.
  6. ^ "1927: Exhibition Catalogue". chronicle250.com. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  7. ^ Exhibition of the Royal Academy. Royal Academy of Arts. 1938. p. 30.
  8. ^ "1941: Exhibition Catalogue". chronicle250.com. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  9. ^ Gardeners Chronicle. Purnell and Sons. 1968. p. 19.
  10. ^ Gardeners Chronicle & Gardening Illustrated. Gardeners Chronicle Limited. 1963. p. 360.
  11. ^ Thackrah, John Richard (1981). The University and Colleges of Oxford. Dalton. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-86138-002-2.
  12. ^ Baker, John Norman Leonard (1971). Jesus College, Oxford, 1571-1971. Jesus College, Oxford. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-9502164-0-9.
  13. ^ T.E. Lawrence Symposium Proceedings: A Collection of the Presentations Made at the T.E. Lawrence Symposium, Held May 20-21, 1988, at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Thomas Edward Lawrence, the Man and Legend Known as Lawrence of Arabia. Pepperdine University. 1988.
  14. ^ "TE Lawrence - Jesus College TE Lawrence or Lawrence of Arabia". Jesus College. Retrieved 2024-09-01.