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Dorothy Annan and Trevor Tennant

A comprehensive insight into the work of Dorothy Annan (1900-83) and Trevor Tennant (1900-80), whose work included mural paintings, architectural commissions and bronze sculpture.

About the artists

Dorothy Annan was known as a painter and muralist, and noted for exhibiting her work with the Artists International Association. Her murals were mainly for public commissions, including in 1960 a work for the listed Fleet Building on Farringdon Street, then the largest telephone exchange in London. The nine ceramic tile murals reflected the theme of communication with stylised images of cables, telegraph poles and radio aerials.

Trevor Tennant trained at Goldsmiths and the Royal Academy before teaching at several art colleges, including Camberwell School of Art (1930-34). His work ranged from architectural commissions, including murals, through to figurative sculptures and portraits.

Tennant’s small-scale bronze works appeared in a series of influential group exhibitions entitled Sculpture in the Home that were staged by the Arts Council in the 1950s and 60s, which we explored in an exhibition and issue 60 of our Essays on Sculpture series in 2008.

What’s in the collection?

The archive of Dorothy Annan and Trevor Tennant contain a wealth of material, provides a detailed and comprehensive insight into their work.

The collection details their work from the 1920s to the 1970s through correspondence and papers relating to commissions, sketchbooks, exhibition catalogues, photographs, scrapbooks, financial papers and press cuttings.

Search the archive catalogue

Find more information about the Dorothy Annan and Trevor Tennant archive in our online catalogue.

 

Search the archive catalogue

Visiting the Archive of Sculptors’ Papers

The archive is free to use, but visits must be booked in advance so that we can get items ready for viewing.

Visits can be booked Tuesday to Friday, 10:00–17:00.

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Getting here

Henry Moore Institute

The Henry Moore Institute is currently closed for refurbishment until summer 2024.

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