London Diary: Friday 14 March
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Until now, Tirzah Garwood (1908 - 1951) has been known primarily (if at all) as the wife of renowned British landscape artist, Eric Ravilious. The retrospective TIRZAH GARWOOD - BEYOND RAVILIOUS at Dulwich Picture Gallery brings her astonishingly diverse body of work, including wood engravings, collaged paper constructions, experimental marbled papers, textile works, drawings and oil paintings into the spotlight at long last. On the day Bev Murray and I visited, the exhibition was swarming with visitors.
Garwood was a born storyteller, epitomised by her detailed, witty and astute wood engravings. Perhaps because of my own printmaking background, they were my favourite works in the exhibition. Click on individual images for a clearer view.
TIRZAH GARWOOD - BEYOND RAVILOUS continues to 26 May.
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1 Dulwich Picture Gallery
2 The Crocodile, wood engraving, Tirzah Garwood, 1929
3 The Wife, wood engraving, Tirzah Garwood, 1929
4 The Grandmother, wood engraving, Tirzah Garwood, 1929
5 The Dog Show, wood engraving, Tirzah Garwood, 1929
6 Vegetable Garden, wood engraving, Tirzah Garwood, 1929
7 Book plate, c 1927, Hall of Mirrors, c 1928, 7 Libra, 1928, Yawning, 1929, wood engravings, Tirzah Garwood
8 Yawning, embroidery, Tirzah Garwood, c 1930s
9 Seventeen Cats, drawing, Tirzah Garwood, c 1940s,
10 Brick House Kitchen, wood engraving, Tirzah Garwood, c 1932
11-12 Summer and Autumn (from The Four Seasons), wood engravings, Tirzah Garwood, 1927
13 Marbled papers, Tirzah Garwood, c 1934
14 Horses and Trains, oil on canvas, Tirzah Garwood, 1944
15 Springtime of Flight, oil on canvas, Tirzah Garwood, 1950
16 Erskine Returning at Dawn, oil on canvas, Tirzah Garwood, 1950
17 Weewak’s Kitchen, oil on canvas, Tirzah Garwood, 1950
18 Scrapbook, c 1947-49
19 Nathaniel and Patsy, oil on canvas, Tirzah Garwood, 1950
20 Spanish Lady, oil on canvas, Tirzah Garwood, 1950
