Rudi Patterson collection
Scope and Contents
Rudi Patterson (29 September 1933 - 24 July 2013) was a Jamaican born actor, model, painter and potter. Known for his work as an actor in theatre, film and television, he became a self-taught painter later in life from 1974. He was known for his colourful, "intuitive" depictions of life in the Caribbean. His work was collected by Freddie Mercury, Twiggy and Stevie Wonder.
Patterson appeared in early episodes of the television series Z-Cars, The Professionals, in the film Two A Penny opposite Cliff Richard and appeared in The Rolling Stones 1968 documentary film Sympathy For The Devil.
Dates
- 1960-2013
Conditions Governing Use
Orville (Junior) Patterson
Biographical / Historical
The donor passed away in July 2013 and so an initial scoping report was undertaken at his flat. We received in the material in September 2013. There was no order but all items received were immediately relocated into acid free boxes. We kept all items in folders together as received. The material was listed during 2014 by an intern. Some of the artwork and other personal items were returned to the descendant. It was decided to order the material into three main series of chronological significance. This would cover Rudi Patterson's early modelling/acting career, his artistic career and any personal material. The series were then ordered into format types as much as possible.
Extent
6 boxes, 2 portfolios and 5 objects
Language of Materials
Undetermined
- Title
- Black Cultural Archives: Rudi Patterson collection
- Author
- Black Cultural Archives
- Date
- 23/02/2022
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Archives Collection Repository
