LICHFIELD

THE CARTOONISTS 2008: THE SECOND ANNUAL CARTOON SHOW

8^th April – 3^rd May 2008
STILL SHOWING

Following on from the gallery’s highly successful exhibition last year, You Havin’ a Laugh? we are proud to present another selling show devoted to the art of British cartooning.

We have brought together some of Britain’s best-loved cartoonists from publications such as The Times, The Sunday Times, Private Eye, The Spectator, the Daily Express, the Evening Standard, the Telegraph, Punch, and The Economist, representing the best British cartoons of the last 100 years.

The great variety and diversity of cartoons are reflected in the range of prices, with works from £50-£5000.

This exhibition includes over 600 cartoons. You can view 100 of these online by clicking the link below.

JOHN SWANNELL: PORTRAITS, NUDES AND FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY

19 March – 3 May 2008
STILL SHOWING

John Swannell’s reputation as one of the biggest names in British photography is no accident, his consistently inventive work and unerring professionalism having kept him in demand by press and public for over 35 years.

Our retrospective show will include over 60 of John Swannell’s pictures, juxtaposing classic images with lesser-known, more intimate portraits and those new to the public eye. John’s witty approach to portraiture gives us national darling Joanna Lumley like a latter day Cruella de Vil, a combative looking Queen Elizabeth II guarding the banqueting hall at Windsor Castle, Spike Milligan distinctly unamused in his back garden, Sir John Gielgud leaping into the air at eighty, and many more unusual and insightful portraits.

We will also hang a group of spectacular nudes. Produced in a limited edition of 25 platinum prints, these images represent the best of his career-long devotion to the genre.

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Recording Britain: The Twentieth Century Landscape

At the outbreak of the Second World War, the influential art historian Sir Kenneth Clark initiated an ambitious extension of the Official War Artist scheme, calling it ‘Recording Britain’.

Our exhibition is in the spirit of that project. It aims to encapsulate the variety and beauty of Britain as it changed throughout the century, and highlight the renaissance in landscape painting that occurred during the period.

We will include over two hundred watercolours, oils, drawings, etchings, and photographs by some of the great artists of twentieth century, many of whom were involved in ‘Recording Britain’.

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THE BRITISH ART OF ILLUSTRATION 1800-2007

The world’s biggest event for illustration enthusiasts and collectors celebrates its 26th anniversary.

A full history of this most culturally significant of art forms, from Thomas Rowlandson to Quentin Blake.

With 1000 pictures on the wall covering 200 years of art history, The illustrators will be one of London’s most exciting exhibitions this winter.

“A Christmas treat and a source of tremendous presents, with 70% of the exhibits costing £1000 or less”
Frank Whitford, The Sunday Times Culture Section

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TERENCE DONOVAN - IMAGE MAKER & INNOVATOR

When he died in 1996 legendary photographer Terence Donovan left behind an archive of over one million pictures, a comprehensive visual history of British culture and fashion over nearly 40 years.

Featuring over 80 images, our exhibition will juxtapose many of his best-known images with some that have not been seen for decades, and others that have never been released at all.

A fully illustrated, 107 page catalogue is available from the gallery at £10 post free.

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