This is a lady I have only recently come accross and one whos interests are very much in line with my own. Art of the people. She was a pioneer in the field of popular culture and in 1951 curated an exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery...
Black Eyes and Lemonade
A vast collection of teatowels, china ornaments, posters, toy soldiers, tatoos, souvenirs, crochet tea-cosys, teapots, old paintings, rocking horses, cereal packets and so on.
These were things that were rarely found in galleries, but rather in bedrroms, shops and cinemas. We stare at them blankly on the bus.
Lets consider them for once.
It is the art of everyday, the things that are around us. The things which we buy or make just because we like them. The improvised methods of men who wanted to construct boats, build cathedrals and paint pictures, but lacked the right materials.
