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Sketchbook created by Audrey Amiss containing colour and monochrome sketches in crayon and pencil, with annotations. The sketches are of storks, vultures, elephants and penguins.
<p>This volume has been dated by Audrey.</p>

Audrey Amiss Archive

Audrey Amiss: sketch books

1 Volume spiral bound sketchbook, "Daler A Series";  21.8 x 14.8 cm

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: orchestera, concert scenes and landscapes (1950s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: still life, people, landscapes, buildings, and street scenes (1950s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: street scenes, buildings, ships, people and animals (1950s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: people and crowds and scenes (1950s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: animals, street scenes and people (1950s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: people, buildings, street scenes, and dogs (1950s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: pattern and texture designs, people, scenes and interiors (1950s)

Audrey Amiss: Sketches removed from PP/AMI/B/7 for preservation reasons

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: plants and people (1950s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: interiors, still life, people, and landscapes (1950s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: people, scenes, and dogs (1950s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: interiors, still life, people and buildings (1950s)

Audrey Amiss: Sketches removed from PP/AMI/B/10 for preservation reasons

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: flowers, trees, landscapes, still life, people, and interior scenes (1950s)

Audrey Amiss: Sketches removed from PP/AMI/B/11 for preservation reasons

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London street scenes, people, still life, and dogs (1954)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: people, landscapes, still life, buildings, and street scenes (1954-1958)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: outdoor scenes and landscapes, people and houses (1958)

Audrey Amiss: Sketches removed from PP/AMI/B/14 for preservation reasons

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: scenery, trees, buildings and still life (1950s-1960s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: scenery, trees, people, buildings and still life (1950s-1960s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook:  scenes, parks and buildings (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: still life, trees, and people (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London scenes, parks and buildings / Cornwall sketches (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London / Isle of Skye / Seaburn sketches (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London parks, scenes and people / Seaburn sketches (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London parks, buildings and people / Holland sketches (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London parks, people and scenes (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: still life and unknown subjects (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: trees, parks, buses, and still life (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: lines, dots, and block colours (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Central London scenes (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: pencil sketches applied with pressure, with pastel and watercolour (c. Mar 1963)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: pencil sketches applied with pressure, with pastel and watercolour (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: pencil and pastel sketches applied with pressure (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: pencil sketches applied with pressure (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: still life, flowers, trees, and people (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: "The small bedroom" in Audrey's flat and other interiors (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: views from windows, still life and flowers (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: flowers and fruit bowl sketches applied with heavy pressure (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: monochrome and blue sketches applied with heavy pressure (1960s-1970s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: still life, trees, plants, and people (c.1962)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Clapham and Brixton Streets, and still life (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Central London tourist sites and street scenes (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Central London tourist sites and Billy Smart's Circus (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London tourist sites, street and park scenes, Clapham streets, and still life (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Central London and Clapham street scenes, and still life (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Central London streets and people, scenes from Wales, and still life (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London park scenes and still life (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London scenes and views from windows (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: scenes around London and Clapham (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: scenes at hospital grounds, parks and plants, and seagulls (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: sketches from Shadwell, West Yorkshire (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: flowers, hospital scenes, parks, people, and Shadwell, West Yorkshire (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: National Film Theatre, Streatham, St James' Park, Clapham Common, and London Zoo (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: South London scenes and Remembrance service in Whitehall (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Central London scenes, classical music concerts, Fulham football grounds (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: boat race, people, flowers, buildings and parks (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: people, plants, flowers, and animals at London Zoo (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: animals at London Zoo, seagulls, cars, and people (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: animals at the Zoo, Victoria Coach Station, Doctors' waiting room, and Shadwell, West Yorkshire (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London scenes, Greater London Horse Show, birds, people and animals (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: people, London and Scarborough scenes (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Central London scenes, St Pauls' Cathedral, and views from windows (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London Zoo, Tooting Bec Hospital, a queue outside a baker's shop, Oxford Street Christmas shopping (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London scenes, London Zoo, and Tooting Bec Hospital (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: people in St. James' Park and a band in Victoria Gardens (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: people and animals (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Tooting Bec Hospital and London Zoo (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Fulham v Sunderland, Mary Chipperfield Circus (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Marks and Spencer's, Swiss Centre, Hyde Park, Clapham Common, Kew Gardens, "Stephen", Regent's Park, London Zoo (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Streatham, London Zoo, shops, Tottenham Court Road, Festival Hall, Leicester Square, St James's Park (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Pagoda at Kew, St James's Park, dahlia, "mam" writing a letter (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: St James' Park and Greater London Horse Show (c. Aug 1971)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Central London, Sotheby's Auction Houses, and the National Film Theatre (c.1972)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London scenes, FA Cup Final, Strike Day, and London Zoo (c.1972-1973)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Central London scenes, buildings and traffic, with some sketches from Paris (c.1973)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London shows, exhibitions, parades and sporting events (c.1973)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London Zoo and central London scenes, as well as sketches from Beirut and Istanbul (c. Jul 1973)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London Proms, London scenes, shops and buildings, parks and London Underground (1970s-1980s)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London Zoo, and people, buildings and buses (c.1974)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Olympic trials at Crystal Palace and scenes from a holiday in Romania (c. 1974)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Central London street scenes, people, and traffic, and a football match between Fulham and Cardiff (c.1974)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Cornwall scenes, football supporters, a pond in St. James's Park, and a performance at the Royal Court Theatre (c.1974)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: scenes from a football match, courtroom sketches, a concert at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Conservative Party rally, and London scenes (c. Feb 1974)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: courtroom sketches, 1974 General Election sketches, football match, and London scenes (c. Feb 1974)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Football match, London scenes, people and animals, sketches from a holiday in Cornwall (c. Mar 1974)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Ducks and birds in St James's Park, a cat, people, World Cup 1974, and a protest

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Wimbledon tennis tournament scenes, St. James's Park, World Cup 1974, Royal Festival Hall (Jun 1974)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Wimbledon tennis tournament scenes, coots at St James's Park (Jun 1974)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: St James's Park and holiday to France (Oct 1974)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Christmas shopping, lights and crowds, St James's Park (Dec 1974)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: central London traffic, London Zoo, views from Audrey's living room window (Dec 1975)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: central London traffic, shops and people, train journey to Leeds, views from Audrey's living room window (Dec 1975)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: people and scenes on the London Underground, a classical music concert, animals at London Zoo (1975)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Regent's Park, Trafalgar Square, and typing pool (Jan-Feb 1976)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Regent's Park, St. James's Park and Green Park (Feb-Mar 1976)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: cockatoo (July 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: storks, vultures (July 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: giraffes, various birds, okapi, camels (July 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: giraffes (July 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: duck, convolvulus on Park Hill, Canada geese and pigeons on Eagle Pond, Clapham Common (July-August 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Rodenhurst Road, Clarence Avenue, cars outside Church House on West Road and on Park Hill (August 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Canada geese on Eagle Pond, Clapham Common, cars and houses on West Road and Park Hill (August 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: scenes on Streatham High Road (August 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: scenes on Streatham High Road (continued), Streatham Place, River Thames (August-September 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Embankment, Charing Cross, boats on the Thames, South Bank (September 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: scenes of Streatham (September 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Thames at Tower Bridge, HMS Belfast (September 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: casino in the City of London, boats and marina at the Tower of London (September 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: boats and marina at the Tower of London (continued), birds (September-October 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: untitled figurative sketches, Streatham (September 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: houseboats in Little Venice, St. Saviour's Church (October 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: ducks, pheasants, hornbills and other birds (October 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Streatham High Road (October 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Little Venice, Edgware Road, Regent's Park, Abbeville Road (October 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Streatham, Lyham Road, Brixton Prison, St George's Hospital (October-November 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Abbeville Road, Clarence Avenue, Rodenhurst Road, Park Hill, Streatham (October-November 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Streatham (continued), Clarence Avenue, Park Hill (November 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: St George's Hospital, Tooting Broadway (November 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: birds, "Josephine" (November 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: birds (continued) (November 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Brixton Garage and buses in Streatham (November 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Abbeville Road, Park Hill, Clarence Avenue (December 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: rhinoceroses, elephants, turtles (December 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: ducks (December 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: ducks (continued) (December 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: ducks, guillemots (December 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: "jumbos", storks (December 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: St George's Hospital, Lansdowne Way, Larkhall Lane, Regent's Canal (December 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: St George's Hospital, Larkhall Lane, Lansdowne Way (continued) (December 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Regent's Canal (continued), London Zoo (December 1993-January 1994)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Broadwater Farm estate, Regent's Canal, London Zoo, Poynders Road (December 1993-January 1994)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Picadilly Circus, Regent Street, Shaftesbury Avenue (December 1993)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: buses, shops and Christmas lights around Oxford Circus and Regents Street (January 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Council estate around Poynders road, Rose Hips in the front garden and boats around St. Katherine's dock (January 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: barges and speedboats along St Katharine's dock(continued), traffic and buildings around the Docklands (January 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Mansion flats and cars around Hazlebourne road and birds and ducks around Hyde Park (January 1994)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: birds by the Serpentine, water fountains and animals and Seagulls at Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park (January 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: houses, shops and cars around Cavendish road, trees around Lincoln's Inn fields and vegetables (January 1994-June 1998).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: yellow peppers, Council estate flats at Clapham park and Kings Avenue (January-March 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: arrivals at Heathrow airport (February 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: traffic around Tooting Broadway (February 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: buildings around New Park road, witches houses and other scenery around Lyham road (February-March 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: traffic around Tooting Broadway and the entrance to Marks and Spencers (March 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: shops and restaurants at Chinatown, traffic and buildings around Soho (March 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: hospital gates and workhouse at Hazelbourne road, views along the road from Wandsworth side and cars down Lyham road (March 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: pubs at Lyham road, trains at Kings Cross station (March 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: "Foreign arrivals" at Heathrow airport (March 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: "Indistinguishable" Church and other flats at Kings Cross and buildings and cars around Soho (March 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Guy's hospital (March 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: sights around Soho (March 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Brewer street & Shaftesbury Avenue in Soho (April 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: surroundings of Guy's hospital (April 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: streets around Soho (April 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: back of Woolworths in Streatham, buildings along Streatham high road (April 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Victoria station (April 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Guys/Horseshoe pub street, Guy's hospital (April 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Heathrow arrivals (April 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Guy's hospital surroundings, Merlin restaurant (April 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: birds, other water species and statues around Hyde park and Kensington gardens (April 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Hyde park and Kensington Gardens (continued) (April 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: arrivals at Heathrow airport (May 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: surroundings and architecture around the Isle of Dogs (May 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: buildings and cars around George street & the high street in Croydon (May 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: activity in and around McDonalds at Victoria station (May 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: traffic around Tooting Broadway (May 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: activity around Guy's hospital (May 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: activity around Guy's hospital (continued)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: meeting point at terminal 3 at Heathrow airport (May 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: meeting point at terminal 3 at Heathrow airport (continued). (May 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Guy's tower complex, flowers in the back garden (June 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Kew gardens and Camden Lock (June 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: boats along Camden Lock (continued) (June 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: activity around Camden lock and High street (June 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: activity around Camden high street (continued) (June 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: birds and other animals around Clapham Common and eagle pond with island (June 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Canada geese and eagle pond with island around Clapham Common and activity around Lyham road. (June-July 1994).

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Chelsea, River Thames, houseboats (July 1994)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Lyham Road, Chelsea Embankment (July 1994)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Chelsea Embankment, Eagle Pond, Clapham Common (July 1994)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Eagle Pond, Clapham Common (continued) (July 1994)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: "MacDonald's" at Victoria Station (July 1994)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Victoria Station (continued), Lyham Road, New Park Road, Camden Lock (July 1994)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Camden Lock (continued), Camden High Street (July 1994)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Camden High Street (continued) (July 1994)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Eagle Pond, Clapham Common, London Bridge quay (July 1994)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London Bridge quay (continued) (July 1994)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: HMS Belfast, Leicester Square ice cream parlour, St George's Hospital (July-August 1994)

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: storks, vultures (continued), elephants, penguins (June 1993)

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Audrey Amiss sketchbook: storks, vultures (continued), elephants, penguins (June 1993)

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