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The Art of Edwin La Dell

By Richard Turkington | 02/03/2025 |

  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 Rotherham steelworks to Sheffield School of Art…

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So when did the fifties become ‘mid-century’?

By Richard Turkington | 11/07/2014

Whilst the early twentieth century is clearly associated with Art Nouveau and the inter-war period with Art Deco, the distinctive designs from the post-war period have lacked a similar identity. This is about to change as the term ‘mid-century’ gains wider currency. Although the century is not obvious, the first of a 2 part article…

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