Curwen Press
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The Curwen Press was founded by the Reverend John Curwen in 1863 to publish sheet music for the "tonic sol-fa" system. The Press was based in Plaistow, Newham
, east London, England, where Curwen was a pastor from 1844. The Curwen Press, under the management of Harold Curwen, John's grandson, was at the vanguard of the design revolution that saw expression in British printing in the early 20th century. Many well-known graphic artists, including Eric Ravilious
, Edward Bawden
, Claud Lovat Fraser
, Paul Nash
and Barnett Freedman
worked with Curwen. The Press's output included books, posters and published ephemera.
Artists at Curwen http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0905005759, written by Art Historian Pat Gilmour, was published by the Tate Gallery - now known as the Tate Modern
- to coincide with the exhibition Artists at Curwen: A Celebration of the Gift of Artists' Prints from the Curwen Studio. The exhibition was held at the Tate in London from 23 February to 11 April 1977 and included works by artists such as Harold Curwen, Edward Bawden
, E. McKnight Kauffer, Eric Ravilious
, John Nash
and Barnett Freedman
. Pat Gilmour was Curator of Prints at the Tate Gallery in London during the 1970s. In 1981 she went on to set up the Department of International Prints and Illustrated Books at the National Gallery of Australia
in Canberra where she was Senior Curator from 1981 to 1990.
Plaistow, Newham
Plaistow is a place in the London Borough of Newham in east London. It formed part of the County Borough of West Ham in Essex until 1965.Plaistow is a mainly residential area, including several council estates; the main road is the A112 - Plaistow Road, High Street, Broadway, Greengate Street and...
, east London, England, where Curwen was a pastor from 1844. The Curwen Press, under the management of Harold Curwen, John's grandson, was at the vanguard of the design revolution that saw expression in British printing in the early 20th century. Many well-known graphic artists, including Eric Ravilious
Eric Ravilious
Eric William Ravilious was an English painter, designer, book illustrator and wood engraver.-Career:Ravilious studied at Eastbourne School of Art, and at the Royal College of Art, where he studied under Paul Nash and became close friends with Edward Bawden.He began his working life as a muralist,...
, Edward Bawden
Edward Bawden
Edward Bawden, CBE, RA was a British painter, illustrator and graphic artist. He was also famous for his prints, book covers, posters, and garden metalwork furniture...
, Claud Lovat Fraser
Claud Lovat Fraser
Claud Lovat Fraser was an English Artist, designer and author.Claud Lovat Fraser was a member of a distinguished old family in which it was traditional to include the name Lovat in the eldest son's name. For much of his life he was know simply by that name...
, Paul Nash
Paul Nash (artist)
Paul Nash was a British landscape painter, surrealist and war artist, as well as a book-illustrator, writer and designer of applied art. He was the older brother of the artist John Nash.-Early life:...
and Barnett Freedman
Barnett Freedman
Barnett Freedman CBE was a British artist, commercial designer, book illustrator, typographer, and lithographer.Freedman, the son of East-End Russian-Jewish immigrants, was self-educated during four years in hospitals, between the ages of nine and thirteen, because of asthma that was to trouble...
worked with Curwen. The Press's output included books, posters and published ephemera.
Artists at Curwen http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0905005759, written by Art Historian Pat Gilmour, was published by the Tate Gallery - now known as the Tate Modern
Tate Modern
Tate Modern is a modern art gallery located in London, England. It is Britain's national gallery of international modern art and forms part of the Tate group . It is the most-visited modern art gallery in the world, with around 4.7 million visitors per year...
- to coincide with the exhibition Artists at Curwen: A Celebration of the Gift of Artists' Prints from the Curwen Studio. The exhibition was held at the Tate in London from 23 February to 11 April 1977 and included works by artists such as Harold Curwen, Edward Bawden
Edward Bawden
Edward Bawden, CBE, RA was a British painter, illustrator and graphic artist. He was also famous for his prints, book covers, posters, and garden metalwork furniture...
, E. McKnight Kauffer, Eric Ravilious
Eric Ravilious
Eric William Ravilious was an English painter, designer, book illustrator and wood engraver.-Career:Ravilious studied at Eastbourne School of Art, and at the Royal College of Art, where he studied under Paul Nash and became close friends with Edward Bawden.He began his working life as a muralist,...
, John Nash
John Nash
John Nash may refer to:*John Nash , Anglo-Welsh architect*John Forbes Nash, Jr. , American mathematician, 1994 Nobel Economics laureate, subject of the book and film titled A Beautiful Mind...
and Barnett Freedman
Barnett Freedman
Barnett Freedman CBE was a British artist, commercial designer, book illustrator, typographer, and lithographer.Freedman, the son of East-End Russian-Jewish immigrants, was self-educated during four years in hospitals, between the ages of nine and thirteen, because of asthma that was to trouble...
. Pat Gilmour was Curator of Prints at the Tate Gallery in London during the 1970s. In 1981 she went on to set up the Department of International Prints and Illustrated Books at the National Gallery of Australia
National Gallery of Australia
The National Gallery of Australia is the national art gallery of Australia, holding more than 120,000 works of art. It was established in 1967 by the Australian government as a national public art gallery.- Establishment :...
in Canberra where she was Senior Curator from 1981 to 1990.