Leisure Archive
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Doreen Fletcher Paintings
Posted on December 18, 2018 | No CommentsPatricia Cleveland-Peck reviews this monograph, handsomely bound in cloth and containing many paintings never seen before, is a companion volume to East End Vernacular, also published by Spitalfields Life Books... -
Gainsborough’s Family Album
Posted on November 23, 2018 | No CommentsIntimate family portraits by a “likeness man” impress John Westbrooke Thomas Gainsborough was one of the foremost portrait painters in 18th-century England, though he didn’t really want to be. He... -
I am Ashurbanipal
Posted on November 18, 2018 | No CommentsAn ancient king who ruled with an iron fist, but could do his sums, fascinates John Westbrooke Ashurbanipal was not a modest man, and didn’t need to be. “I am... -
Edward Burne-Jones
Posted on November 3, 2018 | No CommentsJohn Westbrooke admires the work of the most intriguing Pre-Raphaelite painter Tate Britain’s lavish exhibition of the work of Edward Burne-Jones locates him as one of the last of the... -
JOB TODAY captures Saturday Girls at work with new exhibition
Posted on November 2, 2018 | No CommentsFirst UK photography exhibition of young women on the job across Britain. Showcases how this iconic role has evolved throughout the decades JOB TODAY, the UK’s leading mobile hiring app,... -
Kent, the Capital of English Wine has launched the first Kent Food Trail; Vineyards and Wines
Posted on October 31, 2018 | No CommentsProduced in Kent, the organisation dedicated to Kent’s food and drink, has launched Kent Food Trails and the first trail, Vineyards and Wines, has been published on the new website... -
Paranormal London by Gilly Pickup
Posted on October 27, 2018 | No CommentsA fabulous collection of ghostly hauntings in London. If you are not a true believer in the paranormal when you start to read this book, you will be by the... -
New David Starkey exhibition at Hever Castle tells the story of the Tudors and reveals the risks of royal marriages
Posted on October 18, 2018 | No CommentsPeter Morrell pays a visit and sees the newly acquired portrait of Elizabeth Woodville on public display for first time Visitors to Hever Castle will from 4 October 2018 be... -
Roger McGough announces finalists in Liverpool Gin poetry competition
Posted on October 4, 2018 | No CommentsKirby’s Dominic Martin bags first place in national search for UK’s next big name poet Dominic Martin (34) from West Kirby has today (National Poetry Day, Thursday 4 October)... -
Courtauld Impressionists from Monet to Cézanne
Posted on September 20, 2018 | No CommentsThe highlights from two great collections impress John Westbrooke Galleries putting on exhibitions sometimes scour the world for appropriate artistic works to display… and sometimes they just go down the...