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Marcus
Read more: MarcusA pencil sketch of the middle son, Marcus, of my mother’s good friends, the Whites. This is one of a series she did of all three children.
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Children of Thailand I – boy
Read more: Children of Thailand I – boyChildren of Thailand I – boy, was one of a pair of paintings my mother did as a commercial venture to generate income while she was hoping for more commissioned work. I distinctly recall….
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Children of Japan – girl
Read more: Children of Japan – girlChildren of Japan – girl, was painted around the same time as the Children of Thailand pair and it’s easy to see the similarities. When we lived in Japan my mother was fascinated with the elaborate traditional kimonos and ….
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Old Age
Read more: Old AgeI think my mother painted Old Age because of the relative success of the Victoria painting. I am not sure who was the subject or what happened to the painting….
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Daydreams
Read more: DaydreamsDaydreams is a painting I know little about except for the approximate date it was painted, the early sixties. I first saw it as a very poor quality small colour photograph she….
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Lord Reith
Read more: Lord ReithThis is a sketch of Lord Reith, later to become the 1st Baron Reith. He was the first Director General of the BBC and ran the organization from …..
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The Mod
Read more: The ModThe Mod – is the title I have given this painting purely from the suggestion of the helmet and the time period it was painted. This painting was included in a set of Kodachromes from the early sixties but….
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Mitsuko
Read more: MitsukoI think this is Mitsuko who was our wonderful maid while we lived in Okinawa, Japan from1953 to 1955. She even used to accompany us on our sight seeing travels around Japan…..
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Ishiyama-san
Read more: Ishiyama-sanIshiyama-san was our wonderful cook while we lived in Okinawa, Japan from1953 to 1955. I’m not sure if this belongs with the paintings or the sketches as it was painted with sumi ink but definitely not in…..
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Japanese Girl
Read more: Japanese GirlA pencil and conte crayon sketch of a Japanese girl. Probably one of the children of ours servants while we lived in Okinawa, Japan from1953 to 1955. The Japanese characters on…..