Work of the Month: The Two Roberts
ROBERT COLQUHOUN 1914 – 1962 & ROBERT MACBRYDE 1913 -1966 ‘The Two Roberts’, both from poor working-class homes and aged 19 and 20 respectively, met at the Glasgow School of Art in 1933 and remained inseparable partners for life. They were funded to travel...
WORK OF THE MONTH: Marianne Straub scrapbook final week
Only one more week to enjoy the creativity of Marianne Straub and her circle of friends at the Fry Art Gallery. Kaspar Fischer was the son of Hans Fischer a Swiss artist and his wife Bianca (née Wassmuth), both of whom had been students in Zurich with Marianne. Bianca...
WORK OF THE MONTH: ARTISTIC CIRCLES
Marianne Straub’s scrapbook will be on show for two more weeks in the Fry Gallery in the ‘Interwoven Lives’ exhibition. For this penultimate week, we once again show you the extraordinary breadth of Marianne’s artistic circles. 1: is an example of the little...