Two Catalogues And A Collection Of Cuttings For The Show Of His Religious Works At Cookham Parish Church May-June 1958. Stanley Spencer 1958 Cookham Exhibition. Modern British Art.

12mo. Original stapled wrappers. Stanley Spencer Exhibition Cookham 1958. Catalogue 31st May to 15th June, 1958 in the Vicarage and Parish Church. icludes a personal note by Stsnley Spencer, portrait, 73 item catalogue, text by R.Wilenski, one monochrome plate. Oblong 64mo, folding card, directions and map. 11 newspaper cuttings, includes a letter from B.Grimshaw and an editorial reply (both from The Manchester Guardian); a letter from Spencer to the Times, a review of the show from the Times 'Mr. Spencer's Vision of Cookham; a cutting from the Telegraph with b/w photographs of Spencer at work in the grounds of the parish church Cookham and him seated in the church in front of his painting of 'the Crucifixion'; 2 copies of a cutting showing four works from the series 'Christ n the Wilderness' on show at Cookham parish church; a cutting from the Sunday Times 'An Artist's at Home' with a photograph of Spencer talking to visitors in front of his crucifioxion in Cookham parish church; a cutting featuring a portrait of Spencer in front of his crucifixion by Bill beck; a cutting with portrait 'Stanley of Cookham'; a cutting from the 'John London' column 'Stanley Spencer wants quiet reception for his 'Crucifixion ncludes a quote from Spencer "I see things in real life which I store for future use. These brewers have nails in their mouth. My uncle, Mr Pym used to be Cookham's cobbler and he always had nails in his mouth".