Sunday, February 15, 2015

From Bow to Biennale Kickstarter

I can't remember how I discovered the artists of the East London Group but I was totally charmed by their work and follow the  Twitter account where  paintings by the group, like the one below, are posted.



Bryant & Mays, Grace Oscroft 1930s


These artists were almost forgotten for fifty years until a chance discovery by  David Buckman led to twenty years of research and the publication of From Bow to Biennale in late 2012. The book is now out of print but a Kickstarter project plans to "re-print the book with substantial additions, including information from an interview with a previously unknown surviving participant in the movement, along with other documentary evidence that has come to light since publication."

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