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Artists›Nigel Henderson

Nigel Henderson

1917

WA-00021334

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None documented

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ7032448

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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New Humans: Memories of the Future

New Museum

2026

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Photographs from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

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Postwar European Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1953

Field Verification (6 fields)

1 cross-verified · 5 single-source

Birth yearArtsy + Unknown· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy + Unknown· 85%
Death yearUnknown· 20%
DeceasedUnknown· 20%
BiographyUnknown· 20%
Primary mediumUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (1)

Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/nigel-henderson
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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Museum Collections

Tate New Museum

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Artworks (15)

Untitled No. 8 (Shattered Glass)

1959 · Photographs, gelatin silver print on paper and ink on paper

frame: 1247 x 1260 x 35 mm object: 1210 x 1210 mm Transit Frame: 1422 x 1435 x 160 mm

Tate

Collage for ‘Patio and Pavilion’ (the growth of plant forms)

1956 · Printed and painted paper on wood

support, secondary: 1230 x 1220 mm

Tate

Collage for ‘Patio and Pavilion’ (cycle of life and death in a pond)

1956 · Printed paper and paint on wood

support: 2438 x 1221 mm

Tate

Head of a Man

1956 · Photographs on paper on harcboard

support: 1597 x 1216 mm

Tate

Untitled (Study for Parallel of Life and Art)

1952 · Photographs, black and white, on paper, pen and graphite on paper

support: 358 x 779 mm

Tate

Wig Stall, Petticoat Lane

1952 · Photograph, black and white, on paper

unconfirmed: 203 x 254 mm

Tate

Petticoat Lane Market

1952 · Photograph, black and white, on paper

unconfirmed: 203 x 254 mm

Tate

Chisenhale Road

1951 · Photograph, black and white, on paper

support: 215 x 165 mm

Tate

Peter Samuels

1951 · Photograph, black and white, on paper

frame: 447 x 390 mm unconfirmed: 203 x 254 mm

Tate

Man in Bunsen Street, Bethnal Green

1950 · Photograph, black and white, on paper

support: 252 x 201 mm

Tate

Stressed Photograph of a Bather

1950 · Photograph, black and white, on paper

image: 138 x 85 mm

Tate

Stressed Photograph

1950 · Photograph, black and white, on paper

support: 305 x 507 mm

Tate

Collage

1949 · Oil paint and photographs, black and white, on paper on board

support: 328 x 366 mm Framed: 480 x 512 x 25 mm

Tate

Bag-wash

1949 · Photograph, black and white, on paper

unconfirmed: 203 x 254 mm

Tate

Stressed Photograph of a Bather

1945 · Photograph, black and white, on paper

image: 138 x 77 mm

Tate

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Artwork sources (1)

15 published of 15 catalogued · 15 with image

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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Wig Stall, Petticoat Lane
1952 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Head of a Man
1956 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Stressed Photograph
1950 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Stressed Photograph of a Bather
1945 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Petticoat Lane Market
1952 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Untitled (Study for Parallel of Life and Art)
1952 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Untitled No. 8 (Shattered Glass)
1959 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Bag-wash
1949 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Collage for ‘Patio and Pavilion’ (cycle of life and death in a pond)
1956 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Peter Samuels
1951 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Peers & Context49

Salvador Dalíco-exhibited Alison Knowlesco-exhibited Jordan Wolfsonco-exhibited Varvara Stepanovaco-exhibited André Bretonco-exhibitedHeinrich Hoerleco-exhibited

Collections2

Tate New Museum

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New Museum

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New Museum

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Exhibitions and timeline

Exhibition New Humans: Memories of the Future

2026

Exhibition New Humans: Memories of the Future New Museum

2026

Group Exhibition Photographs from the Museum Collection

New York · 1958

Group Exhibition Postwar European Photography

New York · 1953