Snails For All by Edward Bawden. Published by No Pattern with an introduction by Alan Powers on the complex history of the eighty year snail trail to publication. Copies are available at 12.50 plus postage from [email protected] and from The Higgins, Bedford.
The Festival of Britain was officially opened 75 years ago. Intended as a tonic to the nation after the war years, the festival centred around the South Bank, with pavilions and structures such as the futuristic Skylon, which we have written about here https://t.co/VBW56uK3Cp
Before Len Deighton (1929-1926) became a best-selling author of gritty spy novels (The IPCRESS File (1962), Funeral in Berlin (1964), SS-GB (1978) etc) he was a successful book illustrator and commercial artist. He also designed a poster, or more accurately a pair of posters, for London Transport, in 1957.
You can read about how this commission came about in our new blog: https://t.co/sqdCRAAEQd
Twentieth Century Posters
10th Anniversary Year
2016-2026
The incredible opening shot from Dead End (1937) blends miniature effects, forced perspective and clever editing — and nearly 90 years later, it still looks fantastic.
Scène mythique du cinéma, au son des notes mélancoliques d’Erik Satie, où 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘁 (🎂) à la terrasse du Café Flore, voit défiler toute l’insouciance du Paris des 60’s sous ses yeux d’homme en sursis.
Le Feu follet (Louis Malle, 1963).
🦇💀 The master of macabre humor, Edward Gorey, on the set he designed for the 1977 Broadway revival of Dracula which turned his illustrations into 3D props and backdrops.
In 1938, Evelyn Dunbar was commissioned by Country Life magazine to produce drawings (and later oils) for its Gardener’s Diary and made witty personifications of each month. The month of April sees a figure wearing a striped smock, holding a coldframe with a cuckoo in her hat.
@apple updated my phone suddenly I need to verify my age. I don’t have a credit card, and no driver's licence. Literally no other options for me to vitrify my age I’ve had an Apple ID and account with a debit card affiliated for 25 yrs But this is deemed insufficient…ridiculous
ARTS WEEK
Day 3
The loveliest exhibition of delightful paintings by @ianarchiebeck at Mason’s Yard, Mayfair.
Great catalogue, too.
Got my eye on one in particular (top right).
Great gallery. WELL worth a visit.
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'Houses at Ironbridge,' was one of the final paintings Edward Bawden made on a trip to the town in 1956. He had been joined for around six weeks by John Aldridge, John Nash and Carel Weight. Each of them taking it in turns to paint a view of the bridge.