Alfred J. Bennett (1861 – 1916). Alfred J. Bennett was born in London, England in 1861. After his early education in London, Bennett worked as a jeweler while he studied fine art and composition in a... Read full biography
Alfred J. Bennett (1861 – 1916). Alfred J. Bennett was born in London, England in 1861. After his early education in London, Bennett worked as a jeweler while he studied fine art and composition in a number of small schools in London. In 1889, Bennett married Catherine Avery and moved for a brief... Read full biography
Alfred J. Bennett (1861 – 1916). Alfred J. Bennett was born in London, England in 1861. After his early education in London, Bennett worked as a jeweler while he studied fine art and composition in a number of small schools in London. In 1889, Bennett married Catherine Avery and moved for a brief time to East Hyde, Bedfordshire. The 1901 Census lists him and his wife as residents of East Hyde, Bedfordshire, 25 miles northwest of London, where they resided with his in-laws. While mainly... Read full biography
Alfred J. Bennett (1861 – 1916). Alfred J. Bennett was born in London, England in 1861. After his early education in London, Bennett worked as a jeweler while he studied fine art and composition in a number of small schools in London. In 1889, Bennett married Catherine Avery and moved for a brief time to East Hyde, Bedfordshire. The 1901 Census lists him and his wife as residents of East Hyde, Bedfordshire, 25 miles northwest of London, where they resided with his in-laws. While mainly self-taught, during this period Bennett began to submit paintings to the Royal Academy. Four of his landscapes were exhibited at the Royal Academy before 1880. With increased success as a painter and watercolorist, Bennett left the jeweler’s trade to become... Read full biography
Alfred J. Bennett (1861 – 1916). Alfred J. Bennett was born in London, England in 1861. After his early education in London, Bennett worked as a jeweler while he studied fine art and composition in a number of small schools in London. In 1889, Bennett married Catherine Avery and moved for a brief time to East Hyde, Bedfordshire. The 1901 Census lists him and his wife as residents of East Hyde, Bedfordshire, 25 miles northwest of London, where they resided with his in-laws. While mainly self-taught, during this period Bennett began to submit paintings to the Royal Academy. Four of his landscapes were exhibited at the Royal Academy before 1880. With increased success as a painter and watercolorist, Bennett left the jeweler’s trade to become a full-time artist now living in Thornton Heath, Surrey, with his wife, Catherine Avery Bennett and their only child, a daughter na... Read full biography
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About Alfred J Bennett: Books
Books & Publications (4)
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Alfred J. Bennett
2011
Ozihel, Harding
52 pages
The Royal Academy Exhibitors 1905-1970, Volume One: A-D
1985
Editor, E.P. Publishing LTD
0 pages
The Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940
1980
Johnson, Jane; A Greutzner
567 pages
Dictionary of Artists Who Have Exhibitied Works in Principal London Exhibitions, 1760-1893