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Category Archives: Art, Photography & Sculpture
Cecil Beaton Film and Graham Greene Radio Drama
The director of a new documentary film about Cecil Beaton discusses his life in an article in The Times: “The dark side of Cecil Beaton.” This is Lisa Immordino Vreeland and her film is entitled Love, Cecil. Here’s an excerpt … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Biographies, Letters, Newspapers, Radio
Tagged BBC Radio 4, Cecil Beaton, D.J.Taylor, Graham Greene, The Tablet, The Times
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Report of Bodleian Waugh Exhibit
A Spanish-language blogger posting on En Compostela (literally “In Compostela”, probably referring to Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain) has written an illustrated report of a visit to the Evelyn Waugh exhibition (“City of Acquatint”) at the Bodleian Library in … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Brideshead Revisited, Complete Works, Events, Oxford
Tagged "En Compostela", Bodleian Library
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Pre-Raphaelite Exhibit at the Royal Academy
Milena Borden has kindly sent us the following report about an exhibit in London likely to be of interest to our readers: The Royal Academy of Arts in London is holding an exhibition ‘Works of Feeling: Pre-Raphaelite Book Illustration’ in … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Complete Works, Events, London, Rossetti: His Life and Works
Tagged Pre-Raphaelites, Royal Academy
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Waughs Feature in Spectator Strip Cartoon
Evelyn Waugh and his son Auberon feature in this week’s strip cartoon in the Spectator’s “Title Stories” column. The cartoon is by Gary Dexter and is entitled “Writers’ Letters: Evelyn Waugh on Auberon Waugh.” The first panel shows an accurate … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Evelyn Waugh, Humo(u)r, Letters, Newspapers, Portraits
Tagged Alexander Waugh, Gary Dexter, Martin Luther, Reza Aslan, Strip Cartoons, The Spectator
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Waugh’s Visit to May Morris
The recent discovery of the journals of May Morris, daughter of the more famous William, has inspired an exhibit devoted to her life and works. The journals reportedly reveal that she was responsible for many of the creative designs that … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Diaries, Evelyn Waugh, Events, Newspapers, Rossetti: His Life and Works
Tagged Daily Mail, Kelmscott Manor, Mary Lobb, May Morris, The Times, William Morris Gallery
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Waugh in the Food Columns
Lisa Hilton, biographer, novelist and now food critic for Standpoint magazine, was apparently assigned to write a review of a new Italian restaurant in Covent Garden called Margot. This establishment was downgraded by some other food critics such as Jay … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Events, Labels, London, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged Daniel Hannan, Folio Society, Lisa Hilton, obesity, Puglia, Standpoint, V&A Museum
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Penguin Classic Brideshead Gets New Cover
Penguin UK has reissued the Penguin Modern Classics paperback edition of Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited with a new cover. This is part of a redesign of this line of books adopted earlier this year: In 2017, the [Penguin Modern Classics] series … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Bibliophilia, Brideshead Revisited
Tagged Penguin Books UK
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In Search of Arcadia
In several recent posts we have considered the concept of “Arcadia” and its contribution to Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited, and vice versa. BBC Four earlier this week transmitted a documentary entitled “In Search of Arcadia” presented by Dr Janina Ramirez and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Brideshead Revisited, Television Programs
Tagged BBC, In Search of Arcadia, Janina Ramirez
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Reminder: Lecture on Waugh’s Graphic Art Tommorrow
This is a reminder that Rebecca Moore will lecture tomorrow (Tuesday, 25 July) at Maggs Bros books on her recent research into Waugh’s graphic art. The lecture is at 630pm in Maggs Bros new premises at 48 Bedford Square, London WC1. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Collections, Complete Works, Manuscripts, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged A N Devers, Anny Carpenter, Fine Books and Collecting, Maggs Bros booksellers, Phaidon, Spear's magazine
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