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Title: Whitefriars glass picture 1961
Post by: flying free on October 29, 2017, 11:45:08 AM

Not sure if this is commonly known but for those of you interested in Whitefriars glass there is a painting in the Science Museum collection painted in 1961 by Cliff Rowe - it shows two glassworkers.  Thought it might be interesting to know who they were?

https://collection.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects/co64977/glass-making-whitefriars-foundry-oil-painting

another here from 1959

https://collection.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects/co64978/glass-making-whitefriars-foundry-oil-painting

m

Title: Re: Whitefriars glass picture 1961
Post by: Marc1976 on October 31, 2017, 01:48:16 PM

I have seen them before, but it's great to se them again.

Thank you M :).

Title: Re: Whitefriars glass picture 1961
Post by: flying free on October 31, 2017, 02:36:37 PM

do you know who they are Marc?

m

Title: Re: Whitefriars glass picture 1961
Post by: Marc1976 on October 31, 2017, 05:03:02 PM

No, sorry. Might do a bit of digging though :).

Title: Re: Whitefriars glass picture 1961
Post by: chopin-liszt on October 31, 2017, 07:06:02 PM

I find the paintings themselves very interesting.
It was a period when a style similar to this was used for (now highly desirable) railway posters, but there's something about these two that makes me think there is a hammer and sickle missing in a corner somewhere.
Perhaps it's because the genuine feeling of really hard labour comes over in them. :)

Title: Re: Whitefriars glass picture 1961
Post by: flying free on October 31, 2017, 07:12:42 PM

I know exactly what you mean.  My friend has some posters bought when she lived in Moscow.

m

Title: Re: Whitefriars glass picture 1961
Post by: chopin-liszt on October 31, 2017, 07:26:26 PM

It's stunning artwork. :)