Ravilious & Co: The Pattern Of Friendship By Andy Friend, Alan
Powers (Hardback, 2017)

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In recent years Eric Ravilious has become recognized as one of the most important British artists of the 20th century whose watercolours & wood engravings capture an essential sense of place & the spirit of mid-century England What is less appreciated is that he did not work in isolation but within a much wider network of artists friends & lovers influenced by Paul Nash's teaching at the Royal College of Art
- Edward Bawden Barnett Freedman Enid Marx Tirzah Garwood Percy Horton Peggy Angus & Helen Binyon among them The Ravilious group bridged the gap between fine art & design & the gentle locally rooted but spritely character of their work came to be seen as the epitome of contemporary British values Seventy-five years after Ravilious's untimely death Andy Friend tells the story of this group of artists from their student days through to the Second World War Ravilious & Co explores how they influenced each other & how a shared experience animated their work revealing the significance in this pattern of friendship of women artists whose place within the history of British art has often been neglected Generously illustrated & drawing on extensive research & a wealth of newly discovered material Ravilious & Co is an enthralling narrative of creative achievement joy & tragedy