Lady Penelope
master brummie
There is an exhibition celebrating Webster & Horsfall's 300 year anniversary this year. It started a few days ago at Birmingham Art Gallery and will run for some months. Although only a small exhibition it's full of history and worth seeing if you're up town.
There are recent paintings by Arthur Lockwood of the factory and these will change in July. I knew nothing about Arthur Lockwood so for others in the same boat:
"Arthur was born in Birmingham. He studied book illustration at Birmingham College of Art and Graphic Design at the Royal College of Art. He worked in publishing for 23 years as a Freelance Designer in London and, in the late 1980s, took early retirement, returning to the Midlands to paint full-time. He was elected as an associate of the RBSA in 1991 and as a member in 1994. Working in watercolour, Arthur’s main subjects are urban and focus particularly on areas that are changing and industrialised. Arthur enjoys painting both the inside and outside of factories. He is an elected Member of the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of British Artists. Arthur does not accept commission."
(Almost adjacent to this exhibition is a room full of David Cox's paintings. Although disappointed that no Birmingham scenes were included, there was a very nice, small, watercolour of him sketching in later life).
There are recent paintings by Arthur Lockwood of the factory and these will change in July. I knew nothing about Arthur Lockwood so for others in the same boat:
"Arthur was born in Birmingham. He studied book illustration at Birmingham College of Art and Graphic Design at the Royal College of Art. He worked in publishing for 23 years as a Freelance Designer in London and, in the late 1980s, took early retirement, returning to the Midlands to paint full-time. He was elected as an associate of the RBSA in 1991 and as a member in 1994. Working in watercolour, Arthur’s main subjects are urban and focus particularly on areas that are changing and industrialised. Arthur enjoys painting both the inside and outside of factories. He is an elected Member of the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of British Artists. Arthur does not accept commission."
(Almost adjacent to this exhibition is a room full of David Cox's paintings. Although disappointed that no Birmingham scenes were included, there was a very nice, small, watercolour of him sketching in later life).
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