Stanley Anderson’s prints are held in many public collections across galleries, libraries, and print rooms worldwide.
In most cases, the works are not on general display, so it is advisable to contact the institution in advance to arrange access.
From experience, galleries are usually very accommodating when contacted beforehand.

The principal collection in the United Kingdom is held at The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (United Kingdom)

The Ashmolean Museum holds the most extensive collection of Stanley Anderson’s work.
The foundation of the collection is the Arthur Mitchell bequest, catalogued by Ian Lowe and Stanley Anderson in the 1960s.

• 204 final proof prints
• 116 prior state prints
• 70 drawings, sketches, and watercolours

All works are held in the Print Room. Advance contact is recommended to ensure access.

United Kingdom

England

 

Birmingham

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
1 print (Hot Chestnuts, 1933), 3 drawings for Hot Chestnuts, 1 oil painting

Bristol

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
Anderson’s work is represented in the major Art Gallery of his home city.
36 prints and 3 drawings (including many early works). Located in the Print Store and viewable by appointment.
Bristol 1904 Arts (Formerly the Bristol Savages)
5 early prints and caricature drawings. Please contact the Secretary of Bristol Savages to view.

Cambridge

Fitzwilliam Museum
4 prints: La Lieutenance, Honfleur (1926), Self-portrait (1933), Hot Chestnuts (1933), The Hedger (1934)

Cheltenham

Cheltenham Museum & Art Gallery
The Cheltenham collection includes 6 etchings/engravings and 1 preparatory drawing for The Basket Maker.

Eastbourne

Towner Contemporary Art and Museum
1 print: Chichester, The Bishop’s Palace (Cathedral) (1919)

Exeter

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
2 prints: Segovia Cathedral (1928), Toledo Cathedral (1928)

Hampshire

Hampshire County Council – Museum Services
15 prints, primarily from Anderson’s Craftsmen series of line engravings.

Hereford

Hereford Museum & Art Gallery
23 prints, primarily from Anderson’s Craftsmen series of line engravings.

Liverpool

Walker Art Gallery
1 print: The Farm Hand (1933)

London

British Museum
Many early works, located in the Library and accessible via the Study Room.
132 final proof and prior state prints; 30 drawings/sketches.

Museum of London
2 prints: St. Paul’s, Covent Garden (1922), National Gallery (1926)

National Portrait Gallery
1 print: Self-portrait (1933). Also: 1 drawing and 6 portraits of Anderson (1 engraving and 5 photographs by other artists).

South London Gallery
1 print: The George Inn (1919)

Victoria & Albert Museum
9 prints and 10 preparatory drawings. Also 25 Stanley Anderson watercolours from the Recording Britain series.

Manchester

Manchester Art Gallery
1 print: Hop Exchange after the Fire (1923). 1 watercolour: Summer Heat.

Whitworth Art Gallery (The University of Manchester)
16 etchings and engravings dating from 1925 to 1940. (Use the website search facility for details.)

Nottingham

Nottinghamshire Art Gallery
2 prints: Tree Fellers (1945), The Chiltern Wood-turners (1945)

Oxford

The Ashmolean Museum
A unique collection with many states prior to the final published proof. Located in the Print Room.
320 final proof and prior state prints; 70 drawings/sketches.
Access information:

Preston

Harris Museum
1 watercolour on paper: A Traditional Farmstead (1956)

Reading

Museum of English Rural Life (University of Reading)
4 prints: Sheep Dipping (1935), Making the Gate (1949), Three Good Friends (1950), Good Companions (1951)

Southport

The Atkinson
3 prints: Hop Exchange after the Fire (1923), La Lieutenance, Honfleur (1926), Quai de Montebello, Paris (1929)

Stowmarket

Museum of East Anglian Life
1 print: The Cooper (1947)

Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Art Gallery
1 print: Goose Fair at Albi (1927)

Woodstock

The Oxfordshire Museum
13 prints (all engravings from the Rural Crafts series)

Northern Ireland

TBC

Scotland

Aberdeen

Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums
2 prints: St. Nicholas, Prague (1929), The Saddler (1946)

Dumfries

Dumfries Museum
1 print: Rainbow Stairs, Dumfries (1919) (Dumfries & Galloway Community Web Pages – TBC)

Edinburgh

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
1 print (awaiting confirmation)

Glasgow

Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery (University of Glasgow)
7 prints (dating from 1921–1942). Use the website search facility for more details.

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum
1 print: The Stone Breaker (1940)

Wales

Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth University
2 prints: The National Gallery (1925), Dürer’s House, Nüremberg (1930)

Newport

Newport (Heritage Collection)
1 print: Basket Maker (1942); 2 watercolours: The old mill house, Carting mangles

World Wide Collections

Under Construction

Australia

Sydney

Art Gallery of New South Wales
4 prints: Demolition of Regent Street (1921), The Reading Room (1930), The Hurdle Makers (1937), False Gods (1949)
1 drawing: C. Web Gilbert, Sculptor

Canada

Ottawa

National Gallery of Canada
3 prints: Within the Ramparts, St. Malo (1929), Shelter (1935), The Stone Breaker (1940)

Denmark

TBC

France

TBC

Italy

Venice

Ca’ Pesaro – Galleria Internazionale d’Arte Moderna
1 print: A Mayfair Backwater (Crabb’s Opponent) (1929)

New Zealand

Auckland

Auckland Art Gallery
4 prints

Christchurch

Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
1 print

Dunedin

Dunedin Public Art Gallery
3 prints: Smithfield Market (1911), Albi (1927), The Blind Musician (1938)

Wellington

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
42 prints (many gifted by Stanley Anderson in 1962). The prints range from 1923 to 1951. There is an excellent search engine on the website for further details.

United States of America

Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Boston Public Library

Cambridge

Fogg Museum, Harvard

Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

Smart Museum of Art (University of Chicago)

Claremont, CA

Pomona College Museum of Art

Dallas

Dallas Museum of Art

Evansville, IN 47713

Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science
4 prints: Párky and Vuřty, Prague (1929), The Old Quarry Pony (1932), Timm’s Smithy, Thame (1934), Shelter (1935)

Indianapolis

Indianapolis Museum of Art

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art

Newark, NJ

Newark Public Library

New York

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art (Cornell University)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York Public Library

Washington, DC

Georgetown University Library

The following publications include illustrations of the works of Stanley Anderson RA, ranging from catalogue raisonnés and exhibition catalogues to scholarly journals and privately printed volumes.

Ash

Author: Archie Mills
Published by: Pearson Bark Books
Year: 2018

The Wheelwright is reproduced on page 195.

Stanley Anderson Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné

Authors: Robert Meyrick & Harry Heuser
Published by: Royal Academy of Arts
Year: 2015

A comprehensive catalogue of Stanley Anderson’s prints, including images and descriptions of all known works as of January 2015.
Catalogue numbers correspond to those used on this website, with the exception of catalogue numbers 43 and 44, which are transposed in the book.

Published to coincide with the Royal Academy exhibition An Abiding Standard: The Works of Stanley Anderson RA
(25 February – 24 May 2015).

Royal Academy Exhibition Information

The Savage Spirit

Author: John Hudson
Published by: Redcliffe Press Ltd
Year: 2004

The Bookshop, Clement’s Inn (catalogue no. 18) is reproduced on page 8.
A profile of Stanley Anderson appears on page 149, with an illustration of his caricatures on page 116.

The Leathersellers’ Company: A History

Author: Penelope Hunting
Year: 1994

The etchings commissioned by The Leathersellers’ Company
(catalogue nos. 38 & 39) are reproduced on page 193.

City Impressions: Bristol Etchers 1910–1935

Author: Sheen Stoddard
Published by: Redcliffe Press Ltd, in association with the City of Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
Year: 1990

Pages 9–12 include reproductions of Bristol Savages Menu No. 1 (catalogue no. 8) and
The Bookshop, Clement’s Inn (catalogue no. 18).

Trades & Tools – Volume 6

Published by: The Journal of the Tool and Trades History Society
Year: 1990

Pages 23–42 contain an article on Stanley Anderson by R.J.E. Inglis,
illustrating several works from the Craftsmen series and examining tools and techniques.

Reproduced works include:

• The Lace Maker (catalogue no. 227)
• The Saddler (catalogue no. 248)
• The Rake-makers (catalogue no. 253)
• Making the Gate (catalogue no. 255)

Recording Britain (4 Volumes)

Published by: Oxford University Press in association with The Pilgrim Trust
Year: 1949

Eleven watercolours by Stanley Anderson are reproduced across the series.

Volume 1: Pages 164, 166, 172, 174, 176
Volume 3: Pages 176, 178, 182, 184, 186, 212

British Craftsmanship

Published by: Collins
Year: 1948

The Purbeck Quarrymen (catalogue no. 215) and
The Wheelwright (catalogue no. 224) are reproduced on pages 13 and 25.

British Craftsmen

Author: Thomas Hennell
Year: 1943

The Purbeck Quarrymen (catalogue no. 215) and
The Wheelwright (catalogue no. 224) are reproduced on pages 11 and 21.

Print Collector’s Quarterly – Volume 20

Published by: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd
Year: 1933

Pages 221–246 feature The Etchings and Engravings of Stanley Anderson by Martin Hardie,
including a catalogue of works from 1908–1932.

Twelve prints and one drawing are reproduced.

Original Engraving and Etching: An Appreciation

Author: Herbert Furst
Year: 1931

The line engraving The Fallen Star (catalogue no. 187) is reproduced on page 365.

Note: A reference on page 364 to a plate titled Refuse was corrected by Anderson as
the drypoint Wreckage.

The History of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers & Engravers 1880–1930

Author: Sir Francis Newbolt
Year: 1930

Párky and Vuřty, Prague (catalogue no. 189) is reproduced on page 67.

The Ship’s Bell

Published by: Curwen Press, London (private press for Van-Lear Black, Baltimore, Maryland)
Year: 1927

A limited edition of 100 copies, containing an auto-lithograph of
The Pouring of the Bell (catalogue no. 174) as the frontispiece.

The Artists of London

Author: John Castle
Printed by: Curwen Press
Year: 1924

Includes reproductions of Anderson’s drawings and paintings on pages 47, 49, and 50.

Sidney Ball: Memories & Impressions of “An Ideal Don”

Arranged by: Oona Howard Ball
Published by: Basil Blackwell, Oxford
Year: 1923

The frontispiece is described as an etching, though it is in fact a brown crayon drawing completed in 1913.
The drawing is held at Barnett House, Oxford.

Anderson produced three drawings of Sidney Ball in 1913 and later completed an etching
(catalogue no. 75) based on the third drawing.

Note: Information from Ian Lowe’s catalogue notes.

Notes on the History of Sotheby’s

Author: G. D. Hobson
Published by: Dryden Press
Year: 1917

Some copies include two original etchings commissioned by Sotheby’s:

• Wellington Street, Strand (catalogue no. 89) – frontispiece
• Old Doré Gallery, New Bond Street (catalogue no. 90) – facing page 5

The following exhibitions and events have featured the work of Stanley Anderson RA, including major institutional exhibitions and online presentations.

Exhibitions & Events

Aberystwyth University – School of Art Gallery

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 1 February 2016 – 11 March 2016
Times: 10:00 – 17:00

Thame Museum, Oxfordshire

Dates: 2 July – 5 October 2015

Royal Academy of Arts, London

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 25 February 2015 – 24 May 2015
Times: 10:00 – 16:00

This exhibition coincided with the publication of
Stanley Anderson Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné and marked a major retrospective of Anderson’s work.

The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Online Exhibition)

Type: Online Exhibition
Title: Artists Under Fire: Remembering the Great War 1914–1918
Date: 12 December 2014
Time: 00:00

An online exhibition exploring artists’ responses to the First World War.

Abingdon County Hall Museum

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 5 December 2014 – 1 February 2015
Times: 10:00 – 16:00

Abbott & Holder, London WC1

Date: 1995