Category Archives: Art, Photography & Sculpture

Roundup: Wavian Influences

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

–A long-neglected British artist named Frank Bowling is enjoying a renewal of interest in his work. This is led by a retrospective at the Tate Britain which opened on 31 May and continues through 26 August. Another smaller exhibit includes … Continue reading →

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News from Stinchcombe

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

Following his appearance earlier this month at the Chipping Campden Literature Festival, Duncan McLaren paid a visit to nearby Piers Court. This his first visit since the two he made in the mid 2000s when he was researching his book … Continue reading →

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Waugh Walk and Beaton Exhibit

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

The Bodleian Library in Oxford has announced a Psychogeographic Writing/Walking tour around Oxford. This will take place on Saturday, 1 June at 1000a-1300p starting from the Weston Library on Broad Street. Here’s the description: Join poet, writer and academic R.M.Francis … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day Roundup

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

–The Washington Post has an op-ed article by Anne Applebaum that opens with this comparison between Donald Trump and Lord Copper from Waugh’s novel Scoop: “A few sharp victories, some conspicuous acts of personal bravery on the Patriot side and … Continue reading →

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Charles Ryder’s Van Gogh

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Evelyn Waugh, Walter Gropius and Prof Otto Silenus

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Waugh and the Black Madonna

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

The website of Campion Hall, Oxford has posted an article by art historian Jane Stevenson about an Ethiopian icon of the Madonna hanging in its collections. She also explains the difference between Ethiopian Christian depictions of the subject and those … Continue reading →

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Folio Society Profiles Waugh Illustrators

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Oxford Trails and Roman Holidays

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Kelmscott Manor, Rossetti and Waugh

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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