Work of the Week 25: The Third by Sheila Robinson
Sheila Robinson has created a dynamic and surprising image here – it is a picture within a picture. Here she shows a small selection of a room and a view which, presumably, she must have known well. The aspect is at once ordinary and extraordinary. The solid,...
Work of the Week 24: Ravilious Handkerchief
Eric Ravilious’ original design for A Child’s Handkerchief was included in an exhibition by the Cotton Board in 1941. Established in 1940, the Cotton Board’s remit was to ‘promote the welfare of the industry by internal reorganisation, by the development of...
Work of the Week 23: That’s What We Want! by Edward Bawden
lithographic poster for the Empire Marketing Board, c. 1931 This exemplifies Edward Bawden’s brilliance as a designer; the same linocut profile of the bullock, reminiscent of those circling Grecian pots from antiquity, is repeated with suave economy and startling...
Work of the Week 22: Ironbridge at Ewenbridge by Eric Ravilious
1942, watercolour When one thinks of Ironbridge, the pioneering structure spanning the Severn in Shropshire comes to mind. This was a favourite subject of artists, including some from Great Bardfield. In 1958, Edward Bawden recalled: ‘I was at Ironbridge for about six...