Spencer's Earthly Paradise
Stanley Spencer Gallery - 50th Anniversary Exhibition
4 February 2012 - 4 November 2012
The Gallery is CLOSED from 16 January 2012. It is opening with 'Spencer's
Earthly Paradise - the Stanley Spencer
Gallery 50th Anniversary Exhibition' on Feb 4th 2012.
The Stanley
Spencer Gallery opened on 7 April 1962, three years after the artist's
death, and the Cookham collection has grown to some 130 works over the
intervening years.
To celebrate this 50th anniversary, we are proud to present an exhibition
which highlights the best of the collection here in Spencer's heavenly
village. The Gallery's own collection is complemented by several of Stanley's
finest works which have been borrowed specially for this exhibition.
The stunning early and late Self Portraits, two of his most dramatic paintings,
and a fine Portrait of Spencer's patron, Viscount Astor, which has rarely
been shown before in public, are included in the exhibition. Mending
Cowls, Cookham and St Francis and the Birds are two
other local scenes depicting Spencer's visions of heaven in Cookham. Also
in the exhibition is the only tapestry produced from a painting by Spencer,
Chestnuts. We are most grateful to Tate and to the private lenders
of these works as well as the many other long term lenders to the gallery
whose works are included in this exhibition. More>>
The exhibition is accompanied by a 52 page colour catalogue written by Carolyn Leder which is available from the Gallery at a cost of £5..
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