Marianne Straub preserved Christmas cards and other ephemera in the scrapbook which is on show in the Fry Gallery. Every week we open it at a different page. This week we have cards from: 1 – Hans Fischer. Hans and his wife Bianca (née Wassmuth) met Marianne as...
This week’s page from Marianne Straub’s scrapbook, on show in the Fry Art Gallery, tells us more about the extent of her friendship circle. During the time that Marianne lived in Great Bardfield, in the 1950s and 1960s, she became firm friends with the local artists,...
This week’s work is another gorgeous double-page spread from Marianne Straub’s scrapbook. On the left-hand page, we have a card from Misha Black, with whom Marianne had worked since the 1940s. He commissioned Marianne’s fabrics for the upholstery and curtains in the...
Another double page spread from Marianne’s scrapbook this week, including cards from: 1: Joanna Bawden (artist), 2: Edwin Smith (photographer), 3: John Norris Wood (artist/illustrator), 4: David Gentleman (artist/illustrator), 5: Margaret and Dorothy Pilkington...
The Fry Art Gallery collection holds a scrapbook created by Marianne Straub. It was compiled between 1952 and 1984. The book includes many hand-made Christmas cards from Bardfield artists, contemporary designers and friends. From Bardfield, Edward Bawden, Sheila...
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