Work of the month: A Splash in the Pant
by Richard Bawden Linocut 1992, from a series of 85 Richard Bawden’s Splash in the Pant recalls his parents Edward and Charlotte Bawden and their fellow Brick House dwellers Eric and Tirzah Ravilious cooling off in their birthday suits on a hot summer’s...
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...