John Doman Turner’s most adventurous works include four scrolls completed during the latter part of his life. If you are a regular visitor of this website, you will have heard us talk about the Walberswick, Trinity Fair and Fairground Frieze scrolls. Now it’s time to turn our attention to the Ferry Road scroll. In 2017,… Continue reading Getting access to John Doman Turner’s ‘first’ scroll of Ferry Road, Southwold
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How our research led us to find where John Doman Turner’s ‘Fairground Frieze’ scroll is kept
For those of you that don’t know, John Doman Turner (25 October 1871 – 3 January 1938) was a deaf British painter and member of the Camden Town Group. There was little known about his works for many years, but in recent times, more and more of his work is beginning to surface – the most recent being… Continue reading How our research led us to find where John Doman Turner’s ‘Fairground Frieze’ scroll is kept
Birth certificate unveiled
We are excited to announce that today would have been British painter John Doman Turner’s official birthday. In fact he would have been 146 today, had he still been alive! Through our research we were able to track down and obtain a copy of Doman Turner’s birth certificate through the General Register Office, which has… Continue reading Birth certificate unveiled
Video footage of the Trinity Fair scroll at Swan Hotel, Southwold
During our visit to see John Doman Turner’s scroll in Southwold in 2012, with permission, we were lucky enough to take some photos and video footage of the works, which we have compiled into the following video for others to see. This scroll is known as The Trinity Fair, and presented alongside this wonderful work of… Continue reading Video footage of the Trinity Fair scroll at Swan Hotel, Southwold
Visiting John Doman Turner’s scrolls at Walberswick and Southwold
March 11th, 2012 was one of those unusually ‘perfect’ days. As we looked from our window, we were overwhelmed by the gorgeous blue sky and the sun rising from the East. It seemed to be hovering over our destination – the Suffolk coast. Stephen, my son, and I were making the journey to Walberswick, an… Continue reading Visiting John Doman Turner’s scrolls at Walberswick and Southwold