Harry Geoffrey Beasley

Career Antiquarian / Anthropologist / Writer / Museum Professional

Biography Major ethnographic collector in early twentieth century in England. His main interest was in material from the Pacific Islands. In 1928 he opened his own museum, Cranmore Ethnographical Museum, in Chislehurst, Surrey. He wrote a number of journal papers and a book on Pacific fishhooks. Part of his collection came to us via his wife Irene Marguerite [qv] [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 06/12/2006]

Biography References Information provided by A.C. West / Provenance: Twelve collectors of ethnographic art in England 1760-1990" H Waterfield and JCH King Somogy Art Publishers Barbier-Mueller Museum 2006

County London [Greater]

Relationship Other Owner

Archaeological or Ethnographic EthnographyPhotographs

Dates active 1882-1939

Donated around 1955

Owned By 1939

English collections Horn beaker, photograph of "Commodore (afterwards) Lord Anson, attending King George the Second, with an Account of his Voyage Round the World"

Oxford Uni Education Unknown

Oxford based No

English collection size 1

Connections Henry Balfour / William Barrow / Irene Marguerite Beasley / Cranmore Museum / Alexander Hogg