Robin Goodwin b1909-d1997

"Marine Artist" Robin Goodwin b1909-d1997

Hi! This site in process of nearing completion

 

An on-going project to upload and organise, in date order, sketches, paintings and notes of Robin's work portfolio and life. I hope to show some 130+ items.  The dates range from 1940 to 1997.

This site is not for commercial  purposes, only for information, interest and study.

Any additional info/photos  and subject matter would be welcome along with any obsrvations of occuring errors or corrections that need changing/adding/removing.

Picture quality varies with the method/device used to take photos.The numbering,within each set of years (1940-1949_1950-1960_1961-1970_1971-1980_1981-1990_1991-1997_Unknown Dates)  is purely based on the order I came across the items/pieces/photos.

Acknowledgements of copyright / ownership will be given where possible.

Adam Jaques was responsible for setting up the first web site devoted to Robin Goodwin and his volume of work and to provide a complete as possible record for those interested and as a  research source.

Adam has, in his possion, the log of Robin's boat, "The Dudley"*, in which he and family sailed and during which period he painted a number of his marine subjects.

Any queries regarding this time should be addressed to Adam. His email is:    adam.jaques@outlook.de 

    * More on the Dudley on page 2

Portrait by Augustus John

Robin Goodwin RAF

Portrait by David Shepherd

Goodwin family, From left to right, in photo*

Back Row: James Richard- Elsie Louise-Frederick Thomas

Middle Row: Leslie (Robin) Henry, (5 1/2 years)-Elizabeth Mary (mother)-James Joyce (Father)-Gwendolin Ivy 

Front row: Louis George

        *The diagram/sketch is a reversed image.

Robin's coments regarding this photograph, his own words from a letter (June 1990):.............

"............it was really wonderful of you to send me the photographs. I have wanted so much-the best one of my family where I was aged 5½  in 1915 is the first sight of my father and the others’ likenesses I have ever seen in over 80 years-(albeit a photo)-but at last I can now call them to mind—my memory of Jim, Elsie, Fred and Gwen (+baby Louis) of my parents, has diminished and now even my brother Louis George (The last survivor, other than myself). I find hard to memorise or visualise properly-these photographs are valuable to me and I can never thank you enough. If any more are ever available, I would be prepared to do anything to reproduce the facsimiles, and return them afterwards.

             In the photo Jim was in his first 'khaki', (very poor quality) uniform just a few days before he went with his Regt. to France (early 1915). The 13th Kensington's Regt. City of London, sent to France, the "Arras Trenches"."

 

 

 

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