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Category Archives: Art, Photography & Sculpture
Charles Ryder’s Van Gogh
Laura Freeman writing in The Times previews an upcoming exhibit at the Tate Britain. This is Van Gogh in Britain and relates to that artist’s residence in England between 1873-1876. He was not yet an artist at that time (this had … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Brideshead Revisited, Events, London, Newspapers
Tagged Laura Freeman, Tate Britain, The Times, Vincent Van Gogh
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Evelyn Waugh, Walter Gropius and Prof Otto Silenus
Fiona MacCarthy, biographer and art historian, has written a biography of architect Walter Gropius. At least two reviewers have noted his contribution to the character of Prof Otto Silenus in Waugh’s debut novel Decline and Fall. Novelist Philip Hensher, writing … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Biographies, Decline and Fall, Newspapers
Tagged Bauhaus, Fiona MacCarthy, Guardian, John Carey, Philip Hensher, Spectator, The Sunday Times, Walter Gropius
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Folio Society Profiles Waugh Illustrators
On its website, the Folio Society has profiled the illustrators of four Waugh novels. These are newly issued or reissued in special Folio Society editions and are all currently available for sale through links in the article: Vile Bodies is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Black Mischief, Brideshead Revisited, The Loved One, Vile Bodies
Tagged Beryl Cook, Folio Society, Harry Brockway, Kay Baylay, Quentin Blake
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Oxford Trails and Roman Holidays
The Oxford Mail has reported the Ashmolean Museum’s exhibit No Offence: Exploring LGBTQ+ Histories and notes an adjunct: …the exhibition traverses epochs and continents, deftly showing the numerous ways in which LGBTQ+ lives and loves have been expressed across cultures … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Brideshead Revisited, Events, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged Ashmolean Museum, James Delingpole, LGBTQ+ trail, Oxford Mail, Spectator
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Kelmscott Manor, Rossetti and Waugh
The following article was sent by Waugh Society member Milena Borden: Kelmscott Manor built around 1600 was the Cotswolds home of William Morris – writer, designer and craftsman – from 1871 until his death in 1896. It was also the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Complete Works, Rossetti: His Life and Works
Tagged Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Kelmscott Manor
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Waugh and the Buggers’ Baroque
The current TLS has a review of a book by Jane Stevenson entitled Baroque Between the Wars: Alternative style in the arts, 1918–1939. The reviewer Michael Hall seems to have enjoyed the book because of its period and subject matter … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged architecture (1930s), Campion Hall, Jane Stevenson, THE, TLS
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Mid-Month Roundup: Schoolroom Confusion
Our latest roundup starts with references to Waugh’s school days and ends with the 1970s Penguin reprints: —The Independent newspaper has published a list of what it considers the Top 10 examples of celebrities overlapping at the same school. Private … Continue reading
Waugh, The Royal Academy and Charles Spencelayh
Duncan McLaren has posted a new article on his website addressing Evelyn Waugh’s admiration of the works of the painter Charles Spencelayh (1865-1958). The paintings of Spencelayh were regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy, and the artist was an active … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Evelyn Waugh, Letters, The Loved One
Tagged Charles Spencelayh, Duncan McLaren, The Royal Academy
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Roundup: Hat Trick in The Spectator
There is a diverse assortment of cites to Waugh’s works this week, with The Spectator scoring a hat trick in its various editions: —The Spectator has a review of a new book that attacks “modernist” architecture. The book is entitled … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Auberon Waugh, Decline and Fall, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Evelyn Waugh, Helena, Newspapers
Tagged ANZ LitLover, Catholic Herald, Chippendale, Modernist Architecture, Public Schools, The Spectator
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