Category Archives: Art, Photography & Sculpture

Early Waugh Book on Offer

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

London booksellers Peter Harrington are offering an early Waugh publication from 1927. This is a collection called the Decorative Drawings of Francis Crease for which Waugh wrote the 5 page preface. This was published the year after the appearance of his … Continue reading →

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Rex Whistler Exhibit at Mottisfont Abbey

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The Guardian has reported an exhibit of the works of artist Rex Whistler at Mottisfont Abbey, a National Trust property located in Hampshire between Winchester and Salisbury. Whistler decorated the interior of the house in the late 1930s when it … Continue reading →

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Party Time: Vile Bodies and Bruno Hat

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The anticipation of New Year’s Eve parties inspired media references to Vile Bodies. In an entertainment news blog (Salon.com), several memorable party scenes from films were recalled. The opening scene from Stephen Fry’s film adaptation of the novel (retitled as Bright … Continue reading →

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Vile Bodies, with an Emphasis on the Vile

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Sydney Morning Herald reviews a recently-opened exhibit of contemporary Chinese art that is somewhat misleadingly entitled “Vile Bodies.”  Vile Bodies is a catchy title but there are very few points of comparison between Evelyn Waugh’s novel about the party-going lifestyles of … Continue reading →

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Blue Feet and Smarty Boots

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

This week’s issue of Standpoint magazine reviews a autobiographical book by artist Nicky Loutit. The book is entitled New Year’s Day is Black. The review, by Jessica Douglas-Home, begins with this reference to the book’s preface, in which Evelyn Waugh … Continue reading →

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Portrait with Bowler Hat and Cigar

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A blogger has posted on The Tweed Pig a well known 1930s photo of Evelyn Waugh and explained its progeny. The photo was selected from the collection of the National Portrait Gallery as a gift: I went for the photograph … of … Continue reading →

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Waugh Cited in Press Interviews

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Several recent unrelated newspaper interviews mention Evelyn Waugh in the context of the careers of those interviewed. In the Catholic Herald, historical novelist Robert Harris talks about his latest novel Conclave. This has as its setting the selection of a Pope. The … Continue reading →

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“Death to Picasso”

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Columnist, editor of The New Ctiterion and scourge of academic political correctness, Roger Kimball, has cited Waugh in an article in the conservative/libertarian weblog PJ Media. This was in the context of a “PC” debate that arose from recent unrest in … Continue reading →

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Estate of Peter Waugh to be Auctioned

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

An auction house in the West of England has announced the sale of artworks from the estate of the late Peter Waugh (1938-2014). Peter was the third child of Alec Waugh with his second wife Joan Chirnside. Peter’s life was profiled … Continue reading →

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Waugh T-shirt on Offer

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A t-shirt with a photograph of Evelyn Waugh is for sale on the internet. The photo is a 1940 portrait by Carl van Vechten in which Waugh is wearing a heavy tweed overcoat and looks as if he just had … Continue reading →

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