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Author: Marcus Bicknell

Marcus Bicknell is the great-grand-nephew of Clarence Bicknell, curator of the family collection, editor of www.clarencebicknell.com and chairman of the Clarence Bicknell Association. He was awarded the 2017 Parmurelu d’Oru prize for services to culture in Bordighera. After his Masters in Physical Anthropology from Cambridge University in 1969 he was a marketing executive in the media business all his career; he managed Genesis and worked for CBS, A&M Records, television satellite operator SES Astra and the BBC. He has served on the Development Board of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and other community associations. He was born in the USA, is a British national, motor-racer, horse-rider, has lived in 7 countries, speaks German and French and lives with his family in the Chiltern Hills.
January 23, 2024November 2, 2024

Halima Cassell and Clarence’s symmetrical watercolours

Celebrated artist/sculptor Halima Cassell talks about her love of Clarence’s symmetrical botanical watercolours which are hidden away in the archive of the […]

January 22, 2024September 16, 2024

Clarence Bicknell – geologist

An appreciation by Luca Barale The more research is done on Clarence Bicknell, the more we find out about his achievements. We […]

November 5, 2023September 16, 2024

Clarence Bicknell’s artistic family

I was recently given the okay to scan some photos in the colection of the late Mark Bicknell, my cousin, of Nettlebed. […]

October 24, 2023September 16, 2024

New papers: Daniela Gandolfi, Giovanni Russo

We are delighted to publish here three papers of interest to our readers and important as resources on our web site for […]

October 23, 2023September 16, 2024

Clarence a Genova mostra e convegni, fine 2023

English translations below Siamo lieti di annunciare una grande mostra che coinvolge Clarence Bicknell e il suo amico Prof. Arturo Issel a […]

October 20, 2023September 16, 2024

Articoli di Gisella Merello

Gisella Merello (storica, ricercatrice e scrittrice di Bordighera, e Compagna dell’Associazione Clarence Bicknell) ha onorato l’Associazione Clarence Bicknell chiedendoci di pubblicare su […]

October 17, 2023September 16, 2024

Elhanan Bicknell, Turner and “The Whalers”

I enjoyed falling upon this excellent article by Sarah Monks of the University of East Anglia about Elhanan Bicknell, Clarence’s father, and […]

September 30, 2023September 16, 2024

New galleries of Clarence art

You can now browse many of Clarence Bicknell’s works of art in galleries on our web site organised by category Gallery – […]

September 30, 2023September 16, 2024

Gallery – botanical works

Clarence Bicknell moved to Italy in 1878. Though disenchanted with the church, Clarence had become enchanted by Bordighera, soon buying the Villa […]

September 27, 2023September 16, 2024

Bicknell and Bordighera in The Guardian

Excerpt… set off in search of the largest Ficus macrophylla in western Europe. The tree, commonly known as the strangler fig, was […]

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