Acquisitions & Conservations Gallery
The Friends have now helped the City’s Art Gallery acquire more than 300 items which might not otherwise have come to Bristol. Some recent acquisitions are shown below.
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2011 – 12 Acquisitions
- Chew Stoke 1992 by Martin Parr
- St Paul's Carnival 2009 by Martin Parr
- Rare Yixing teapot
- Hexagonal Yixing teapot
2010-11 Acquisitions
- Fruits of my Life
- River Avon Muddy Circle
- Muddy Water Walk
2010-11 Conservations
- Quarry on Durdham Down
- St Mary Redcliffe
- The Tam O'Shanter Coach
2010 Conservations
- ‘Celia’s Aunts’ before conservation
- ‘Celia’s Aunts’ - after conservation
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2009-10 Acquisitions
- Model of Ashton Court
- Sampler by Lucy Fripp
- Egyptian Tapestry
- Sir Charles Wetherell
- Terrace House Demolition
- Broken Roundabout
- "Concrete Form II" by Ziml
- 'Brisuanadon' sculpture
- What’s the Point of Robbery
2008-09 Acquisitions
- Plate, porcelain, China
- Rownham Ferry
- Frederick Strachan
2007-08 Acquisitions
- Arthur Wilde Parsons
- Thomas Upton
- Florence Upton
- Art Installation
- Painted Jug
- A Daughter of Florence Poulett
- ‘Gran Turismo’ by Megan Davies
- ‘HIV.2004′ by Luke Jerram
- Cloisonne Vases
A Selection of Pre 2007 Acquisitions
- Richard Long, Delabole Slate Circle
- Barbara Hepworth, Hands
- T L Rowbotham, Brislington
