Felicia Browne

1904–1936

Mounted design for a book jacket for Leo Tolstoy’s ‘The Living Corpse’ featuring a stylised head
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Felicia Mary Browne (18 February 1904 – 25 August 1936) was an English artist. She was the first British volunteer to die in the Spanish Civil War.

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Sketches, letters, etc.

Felicia Browne, ‘Black and white photograph of four people standing next to a medical supplies van or ambulance’ April 1937

Felicia Browne Black and white photograph of four people standing next to a medical supplies van or ambulance

April 1937

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Felicia Browne, ‘Black and white photograph of Felicia Browne holding a child’ [c.1936]

Felicia Browne Black and white photograph of Felicia Browne holding a child

[c.1936]

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Felicia Browne, ‘Letter from Felicia Browne to Elizabeth Watson’ 31 July 1936

Felicia Browne Letter from Felicia Browne to Elizabeth Watson

31 July 1936

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Felicia Browne, ‘Incomplete illustrated letter from Felicia Browne to Elizabeth Watson’ 31 March 1935

Felicia Browne Incomplete illustrated letter from Felicia Browne to Elizabeth Watson

31 March 1935

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Felicia Browne Two sketches of sheep

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Felicia Browne Print of a man seated on a snake’s body

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Felicia Browne, ‘Sketchbook 3’ [c.1925–36]

Felicia Browne Sketchbook 3

[c.1925–36]

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Felicia Browne, ‘Sketchbook 2’ May 1925

Felicia Browne Sketchbook 2

May 1925

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