Work of the Month: June by Edward Bawden
Original pen and ink drawing by Edward Bawden for a chapter heading for Good Food by Ambrose Heath. First published by Faber & Faber in 1932, Good Food contains a chapter for every month of the year, and features cover artwork and illustrations by Edward Bawden....
Work of the Month: Morris Dancing by Walter Hoyle
Morris Dancing at Thaxted, Dunmow, Essex by Walter Hoyle 1964 This poster commissioned by the Post Office Savings Bank shows the Thaxted Morris Men rounding the top of Watling Street in Thaxted decked out in their famous red and white waistcoats. Thaxted Morris Men...
Work of the Month: Surrealist Collage by Olive Cook
The work of Olive Cook (1912 – 2002) features prominently in our exhibition Fry’s Popular Delights, opening this month at the Gallery. Olive grew up in Cambridge, and was educated at the Perse school and Newnham College. After graduating she worked at...
Work of the Month: Self portrait by Olga Lehmann
Self Portrait oil on canvas by Olga Lehmann. The feisty young artist boldly returning the viewer’s gaze is a young Olga Lehmann, probably at home in her Charlotte Street studio in Fitzrovia in the 1930s. The gallery has recently been able to purchase this...