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British watercolour artists

Royal Watercolour Society

 a must for all enthusiasts


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FOREWORD
By Ronald Maddox,
President of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours.

PREFACE

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Ronald Maddox-President of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours
1. LANDSCAPES UNDER THE LUGGAGE     RACK - A CENTURY OF CARRIAGE ART & ADVERTISING


Advertising and art

 Early Days of Railway Art (1830-1883)
Carriage Panels of the Pre grouping Period (1884-1922)
Carriage Panels of the 'Big Four' (1923-38)
Wartime Interlude (1939-1947)
The British Railways Era (1948-1970)
Postscript (1971-1980)
2. THE ARTISTS AND THE ARTWORK
Some of the leading watercolour artists of this century
 Portraits of the Three most Prolific Artists:
Claude Buckle
Jack Merriott
Kenneth Steel
3. A CARRIAGE SEAT TOUR OF BRITAIN



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 Southern Area
Eastern Area
Scottish Area
London Midland Area
Western Area
London Area
Special Themes: Beside the Seaside (Seaside resorts)
Castles, Cathedrals, Churches & Colleges
Water & Waves (Maritime & Coastal)
Picture Rail (Railway Interest)
4. REDISCOVERING THE PRINTS
Re-live the bygone age
 The Growing Interest
What has Survived
Collecting Carriage Prints
The Future
APPENDICES:

 

 

INDEX

 Index of Artists
Listing of prints by series
Listing of the Western Region's         intended Carriage Prints
Bibliography