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The Art of Edwin La Dell

By Richard Turkington | 02/03/2025 |

  The exhibition catalogue is available here:  https://www.canva.com/design/DAGiuBSe8c0/WWBrl4qTLVPdAPOD3XcI9Q/view Edwin La Dell (1914-1970) was one of the most influential printmakers of the early post-war period, promoting printmaking as an affordable art form in a time of austerity and producing lithographs for the ‘Pictures for Schools’, Lyons Teashops and Guinness series. He progressed from working in a…

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The View from the Fifties: the exhibition had around 500 visitors!

By Richard Turkington | 17/05/2015

Our first exhibition was an amazing success with around 500 visitors over 8 days. There was something for everyone, with around 75 pictures and a range of genuine ceramics, fabrics and home accessories.   The show had 3 main themes: Prints and Printmaking; Scenes from Everyday Life and Landscape into Abstraction. A couple of ‘School Prints’ and 2 large…

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The View from the Fifties

By Richard Turkington | 25/03/2015

A celebration of mid-century art and design Mid-century art and design is enjoying a renaissance at present, and fans of the period are in for a real treat with our fascinating new exhibition opening on 2nd May.

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Offering a new collection of affordable and original mid-century prints

By Richard Turkington | 11/07/2014

Russell Sidney Reeve (1895-1970) was a talented artist and etcher who was very active in the mid-century period. He began life as an architect then attended the Slade School of Art where he further developed his skills in drawing. Reeve lived in London but had strong connections with the countryside, especially with Suffolk. Reeve exhibited…

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