Edward Bawden & Me
Photo: James Webb. License: All Rights Reserved.
The collective show Edward Bawden & Me was held at The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum, Bedford, UK to celebrate the work of printmaker, illustrator, watercolourist and designer Edward Bawden (1903–89).
Bawden was known for his prints, book covers, posters, and garden metalwork furniture. He taught at the Royal College of Art, where he had been a student, worked as a commercial artist and served as a war artist in World War II. He was admired by Edward Gorey, David Gentleman and other graphic artists, and his work and career is often associated with that of his contemporary Eric Ravilious.
The show was curated by Bawden’s good friend, the illustrator and printmaker Chris Brown, who invited a diverse group of thirty artists and makers to respond to works by Bawden in The Higgins Bedford collection. The exhibition features an artistic response from each of them, alongside the Bawden work that inspired it.
The poster features a commissioned Lino-cut illustration by Chris Brown.
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