At the end of an oak lined road in deepest Wales you’ll come across this bespotted car...
It announces the arrival at my brother’s house. Musician, woodsman, sculptor and dreamer. He has created an eccentric, magical garden populated by many of his carvings...
I spent a long weekend with him and my younger brother to catch up on our respective lives. Much laughter and conversation was had by all. And as usual I zeroed in on a pile of dusty magazines lurking in the corner of a room. This was a good find because they were art periodicals from the 1960s and 70s.
This was particularly interesting…
From 1963 the Studio International magazine was art directed by David Pelham.
He was also responsible for the cover design and later became the art director
of Penguin Books in the 1970s.
Here are some other covers when the format was enlarged post Pelham’s period.
The above 3 from 1967. And very beautiful too
Above from 1968
Also these other mags from the period...
Art and Artists from 1967
Above two from 1971.
Note on the above front cover. Even in 1970 David Gentleman was a major figure.
Hi Mike
Those views of Wales are gorgeous. A talented family! The mention of David Gentleman prompted me to recommend his latest book which I think is beautiful. It's called "London, You're Beautiful: An Artist's Year" and Amazon allows a peek inside
Posted by: Norman Boyd | September 08, 2012 at 03:23 PM