Category Archives: Art

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Fighting for Peace…

This gallery contains 5 photos.

…is the sub-title of a new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road (nearest tube Lambeth North station, Bakerloo line). We visited last week. It is billed as an exploration of peace movements from the First World War to … Continue reading

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Hokusai

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So to the current exhibition at the British Museum – Hokusai beyond the Great Wave (£12 entry, concessions £10). Katsushika Hosukai, also known as Iitsu and Gakyo Rojin Manji, was a painter from Edo (modern-day Tokyo) painting in late eighteenth … Continue reading

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Carol Robertson – Stars at Flowers

This gallery contains 8 photos.

To Cork Street and the Flowers Gallery for a private view of Pointstar the new exhibition by Carol Robertson, which runs from 3rd May to 3rd June. As a member of the London Society I first came across Ms Robertson as … Continue reading

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Arts & Crafts

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So to a small, but perfectly formed, North East London museum, the William Morris Gallery in Water House, Walthamstow (closest Underground station, Walthamstow Central, Victoria Line, see directions on web-site ). The gallery, re-opened in 2012 after extensive refurbishment is … Continue reading

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The Life and Death of Miss Dupont…

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…is the title of a charming show by academician Anthony Green at the RA until 30th April. In the Tennant Gallery on the first floor, it takes up but a single room. Miss Dupont was Madeleine Dupont (1910-2005), Green’s mother … Continue reading