Study for a mural Watercolour by Edward Bawden 1951 A recent addition to the collection of the Fry Gallery is this wonderful preparatory sketch by Edward Bawden for a mural entitled ‘Country Life’ in the Lion and Unicorn Pavilion at the 1951 Festival of...
Braintree Station Linocut by Edward Bawden 1960 With the approach of the Bank Holiday weekend, it’s time to think of an excursion, possibly to the sea side, and possibly by train. This print by Edward Bawden shows a diesel railcar about to set off from the...
Family Group Oil on Board by Duffy Ayers April brings the start of a new season at the Fry Art Gallery. Our exhibition in the main gallery ‘Finding a Home at the Fry’ has been curated by Ella Ravilious and celebrates art and design depicting and made for...
FINDING THE LOST MURALS OF THE BARDFIELD ARTISTS A talk by Alan Powers Friday 25th April at 7.30pm Quaker Meeting House, High Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1AA Tickets, £6 are available from the link below, or on the door. Alan Powers will uncover the long-lost or...
Quatrefoil and Swan and Grass Wallpapers, designed by Edward Bawden The Great Bardfield artists both undertook commissions to design patterned wallpapers, and liked to decorate their homes with them. Examples of these wallpapers feature prominently in our forthcoming...
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