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John Piper’s Masterpiece John Piper (1903-1992) straddled the worlds of art and music and had a particularly strong connection with Benjamin Britten. Piper designed sets and costumes for most of Britten’s first productions, including Death in Venice in 1973.The commission had particular resonance for Piper. Unwilling to fly, his travels were limited to Europe including Italy,…
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This superb exhibition is open until 2nd October at Compton Verney in Warwickshire, a country house and park with a reputation for innovative shows. We’ve been pleased to support it by loaning a few items of ceramics including the ‘red table’, you can’t miss it if you go! Full information is available at: http://www.comptonverney.org.uk/thing-to-do/britain-in-the-fifties/2016-07-09/
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We’ll be joining the Vintage Home Show at the Paintworks, Bath Road, Bristol from 11-4 pm on Sunday 25th September. This well-established event attracts a wide range of dealers in mid-century ceramics, fabrics, furniture and lighting – and we’ll be adding our distinctive contribution of Fifties Art, including paintings, original prints and work by Henry Moore…
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Following our successful conversion of St Denys’ Church in Worcestershire into an arts centre last November, we repeated the exercise in July with a summery theme. Fifties Art was joined by a range of designer makers including printmakers Carol Stiff and Sue Farr; wildlife photographers Clare and Paul Lloyd, Jamie Cramp with his architectural art…
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