‘Coral – colony of Fungia’
Date
1928-1929
Creator
Thomas Alan Stephenson (1898 - 1961, British) , Marine biologist
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Subject
Description
Marine biological study of a coral colony of Fungia, a genus of corals in the family Fungiidae, against a black background.
Verso inscription: ‘PAINTINGS BY THOMAS ALAN STEPHENSON. CORAL – COLONY OF FUNGIA.
Exhibition arranged by the ART EXHIBITIONS BUREAU, 6 ½ Suffolk Street, Pall Mall East, London, S.W.1.
M.44. Coral colony
Profesesor C. M. Yonge, Dept. of Zoology, University of Glasgow Tour 1899-1986
Given to Professor Brion Morton in 1989 by C. M. Yonge Dept of Zoology University of Hong Kong’.
From MS/940, a collection of biographical material associated with Sir Charles Maurice Yonge.
Alan Thomas Stephenson (1898-1961), British marine biologist and artist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1951.
Sir Charles Maurice Yonge (1899-1986), British marine biologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1946.
Yonge organised and oversaw the Great Barrier Reef expedition of 1928-1929, and Stephenson led the field reef research.
Verso inscription: ‘PAINTINGS BY THOMAS ALAN STEPHENSON. CORAL – COLONY OF FUNGIA.
Exhibition arranged by the ART EXHIBITIONS BUREAU, 6 ½ Suffolk Street, Pall Mall East, London, S.W.1.
M.44. Coral colony
Profesesor C. M. Yonge, Dept. of Zoology, University of Glasgow Tour 1899-1986
Given to Professor Brion Morton in 1989 by C. M. Yonge Dept of Zoology University of Hong Kong’.
From MS/940, a collection of biographical material associated with Sir Charles Maurice Yonge.
Alan Thomas Stephenson (1898-1961), British marine biologist and artist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1951.
Sir Charles Maurice Yonge (1899-1986), British marine biologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1946.
Yonge organised and oversaw the Great Barrier Reef expedition of 1928-1929, and Stephenson led the field reef research.
Object history
This artwork was exhibited at a memorial exhibition of Stephenson’s paintings in 1964. The exhibition had many venues, including London, Glasgow and Cardiff, and Charles Maurice Yonge is believed to have purchased it at one of these. It passed from Yonge to Brian Morton in 1989, who donated it to the Society in 2021.
It is listed as item number 44 in 'An annotated catalogue of the marine biological paintings of Thomas Alan Stephenson (1898-1961)', R. B. Williams and P. G. Moore, Archives of natural history, 38.2 (2011)L 242-266.
It is listed as item number 44 in 'An annotated catalogue of the marine biological paintings of Thomas Alan Stephenson (1898-1961)', R. B. Williams and P. G. Moore, Archives of natural history, 38.2 (2011)L 242-266.
Associated place
Credit
©Stephenson Family Estate
Image number
RS.20470