Edward Burra

1905–1976

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Biography

Edward John Burra CBE (29 March 1905 – 22 October 1976) was an English painter, draughtsman, and printmaker, best known for his depictions of the urban underworld, Black culture and the Harlem scene of the 1930s.

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Artworks

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Harlem
Edward Burra
1934
Dancing Skeletons
Edward Burra
1934
[title not known]
Edward Burra
1940
[title not known]
Edward Burra
1940
Mexican Church
Edward Burra
c.1938
Soldiers at Rye
Edward Burra
1941
Balcony
Edward Burra
c.1928–9

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Café
Edward Burra
c.1928–9

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Sketches, letters, etc.

Card titled ‘Images at Springfield: Souvenir from Paul and Margaret Nash’
Paul Nash, Margaret Nash, recipient: Edward Burra
December 1937

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‘Letter for Ed’ from Paul Nash, with attached images
Paul Nash, recipient: Edward Burra
[c.December 1943]

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Collage of newspaper cuttings showing two figures embracing
Unknown person(s), Paul Nash, recipient: Edward Burra
date not known

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Historic and Modern British Art

Prints and Drawings Rooms

Library and Archive Reading Rooms

Biography

Artworks

Harlem

Dancing Skeletons

[title not known]

[title not known]

Mexican Church

Soldiers at Rye

Balcony

Café

Sketches, letters, etc.

Card titled ‘Images at Springfield: Souvenir from Paul and Margaret Nash’

‘Letter for Ed’ from Paul Nash, with attached images

Collage of newspaper cuttings showing two figures embracing

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