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Click here to sign the guestbook 1 December 12, 2008 - 01:00 AM Steve Eckersley   A number of people have contacted me regarding the book I am writing on Isherwood. This has been a project lasting for the past two years including research and layout. It looks like its going to be about 320 pages long with over 300 examples of his paintings, including the most comprehensive account of his life so far. I have been given unprecedented access to all the family papers, press cuttings, letters and photographs from both Molly Isherwood and Fraser White., to whom I am eternally grateful.At this point an exact publication date cannot be given but its about 99% done and should be ready for final proof reading at the end of January 2009. It is anticipated it will be issued in a limited, hard back edition, of perhaps 1000 copies only. 2 December 09, 2008 - 07:30 PM Webmaster   Hi Steve Many thanks for the information the site has now been updated.We are in the process of adding number of new features to the site in the coming weeks. 3 December 08, 2008 - 12:05 PM Steve Eckersley   Just to clarify one point on your home page / Lily died on the 24th July 1971, not 1973 as stated. The Isherwood book I am writing is now almost ready and hopefully will be published in the New Year. 4 November 09, 2008 - 03:47 PM angus   Thank ypu for your work. 5 September 21, 2008 - 05:26 PM angus   Great site. Keep doing. 6 August 02, 2008 - 01:16 PM Nicholas KERR   I have two Isherwoods, which I bought about 1967 for about £6 together, when I was an undergraduate in Cambridge. They are "The River Wye at Hereford" and "Snowdon", a fascinating picture in which Isherwood diluted the paint so that it dribbled down the board, to give a very damp effect. 7 May 28, 2008 - 11:07 PM martin wainwright   sorry here's the end of my overlong message... considered himself in the same league as Lowry, anything like, so it's interesting to come across references to their friendship. If this is of interest, please spread it around as much as you like, and I can be contacted on martin.wainwright@guardian.co.uk. Rupert B could tell you a lot more I think. All best Martin Wainwright Northern Editor, The Guardian 8 May 28, 2008 - 11:05 PM martin wainwright   Hello! I originally sent this to www.btinternet.com/~anthony.seaton/isherwood.html but it was returned, so that may be old hat. But then I found your website, so thought you might be interested... I hope this address is still operating. I got it from the website after watching tonight's programme on Mary Whitehouse which featured Jim's notorious painting, though Sir Hugh Greene didn't actually have it while he was at the BBC, as the programme suggested. I saw the website was/is collecting info on Jim and this is just to say that I got to know - very much like - him when I was a student at Oxford in 1968-71. Like the correspondent to the website who was at Cambridge, I helped organise Jim's exhibitions at the university, specifically in the Junior Common Room of Merton College, which is where I was. The prime mover in these was a friend called Rupert Besley who was at Keble College and very good artist himself. He has produced excellent cartoon postcards for many years which are on sale everywhere. Jim as we called him, though he used the official title J.Lawrence Isherwood and was also known as Ishy, used to come in a battered van with his Mum who was known as Mother Lily. She was a dear, and memorable to me for being the only person I have met who always replied, when asked "How are you?", "Not so good" instead of the usual "Not so bad." The van was crammed with paintings which Jim sold at very low prices to students in large quantities - £5 etc. I have half-a-dozen and could have had many, many more as he was only too pleased to give them away to anyone who helped his exhibitions. He regarded it as a counter to the London art gallery scene, I think genuinely. They usually stayed in a B&B and both drank quite a lot. They got on famously with us students and enjoyed the irreverent atmosphere of the times. I greatly enjoyed knowing him and admire his art, although he painted too much maybe so the quality varied. I don't think he ever con... 9 May 16, 2008 - 09:59 PM Terry Jones   Hi There Great site it is nice to see so many of isherwoods works in one place.Very jelous of your collection keep up the good work 10 May 06, 2008 - 09:38 PM ian s herwood   i like you art is any for sale or can they be reprinted if so i think they is good [Top] Page # 1  2  [Bottom]