Bristol Hannover Council
Hats off to Stradling Gallery for latest exhibition
The Stradling Gallery on Park Row has a new exhibition showcasing the link between Bauhaus leading artist Marcel Breuer and BHC founding father Crofton Gane, as brought together by Ken Stradling in his unique collection.
The Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr. Andrew Varney led the first of two groups of members, who were treated to a fulsome history of the collection related with great enthusiasm by curator Tanya Martin.
Tanya explained how Marcel Breuer came to Bristol in the 1930s to escape Nazi Germany and became Crofton Gane’s consultant, including furnishing his home in Westbury Park and created a Cotswold stone pavilion for the Royal Agricultural Show in Bristol, which he regarded later as one of his two most seminal projects, alongside the UNESCO Headquarters.
BHC members saw examples of furniture, art and ornaments, and the Deputy Lord Mayor posed in Crofton Gane’s top hat [pictured]!
The two groups met for lunch at the RWA, altogether a very satisfying day of historical and artistic discovery.
ANN KENNARD
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