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Edward Bawden: Home and Abroad Exhibition
9th February 2019 - 26th January 2020
Free entry
Discover how Bawden's immediate surroundings and overseas travels have influenced his art. Bawden was inspired by the villages, churches and country lanes of his native rural Essex. He also celebrated London's landmarks, its parks, gardens, bridges and stations. However, Bawden's world extended way beyond England,travelling to Italy, Canada, Portugal and many parts of Africa and the Middle East. Each new visit added to Bawden's extensive visual repertoire and all are explored in this exhibition.
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The Friends of The Higgins Lecture - Christopher Brown: Working with Edward Bawden
19th February 2019, 7:30pm
Cost: Members £4, Non-Members £9
Christopher Brown, illustrator and printmaker, first met Bawden at the Royal College of Art. It was Bawden that first encouraged him to explore linocut. Christopher will be talking about his visits to Bawden's home in Saffron Walden.
A limited number of the Derby Pug print, commissioned by The Higgins Bedford and inspired by Cecil Higgins' porcelain collection, will be available to purchase on the night.
Places are limited so please arrive promptly.
Image: Albion wallpaper design from original linocut elements by Christopher Brown. Available to purchase via St. Jude's website.
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Home and Abroad Gallery Tour
21st February 2019, 12pm - 12:30pm.
Cost: £3 (concessions £2.50)
Booking Essential
Join keeper of Fine and Decorative Art, Victoria Partridge for a half an hour Gallery tour of the Edward Bawden Home and Abroad exhibition.
Image: Edward Bawden (1903-1989) 'Edward Bawden in Portugal - Lisbon', Lithograph after linocut, 1962 ©The Edward Bawden Estate. Courtesy of the Trustees of the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery (The Higgins Bedford)
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Bawden Wallpaper
St Jude's are re-issuing Edward Bawden's 1928 'Sahara' wallpaper. The Higgins Bedford will be the first place to see the new wallpaper, which will be for sale at St Jude's.
Image: Edward Bawden (1903-1989) 'Sahara', Lithograph after linocut, 1928 ©The Edward Bawden Estate. Courtesy of the Trustees of the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery (The Higgins Bedford)
Visit St. Jude's website to purchase the Bawden wallpaper.
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