ethel larcombe
i have learned that ethel larcombe was part of the glasgow art scene and worked for talwin morris at blackie's publishing. in fact, one of her designs has already been posted right in this very blog, as was kindly noted in the comments section. (added on the 24th)
yesterday's post of the cover of the studio (below) prompted margaret to ask who had done the artwork. i wrongly guessed will bradley, and then jalf pointed out how much it looked like something pre-raphaelite.
i have now spent two days online and in several dozens of my books, and i think i finally have the right answer: ethel larcomb.i have still been unable to find an accredited version of that actual cover (which i think was on every issue of the magazine), but i have found, among others, these two images which are attributed to her. i think the facial shapes, the decorative elements, and the backgrounds make it pretty clear that the image below was hers.
Labels: ethel larcombe, the studio
posted by lotusgreen at 8:03 PM
6 Comments:
Thank you so much for finding out who it was! It's just lovely.
my pleasure margaret--thank you for asking. i'm finding out more about her today, she was part of the glasgow group and occasionally designed books for talwin morris, so i may be adding on to this post.
I just happen to have a copy of that issue of The Studio. There is a mark down in the grass on the left hand (woman's)side that looks to be a J that makes up one side of a square that contains a B. After all of your research, I don't know if you want to investigate any further. I could send you a scan.
thank you dorothy. someone has already sent me a scan and is a staunch supporter that that b means it's not larcombe. but to me, the nearly identicle drawings of the cover and that tiny illustration are proof enough for me.
but yes-- i'll stay on it until i have a definative answer!
It is a wonderful image, whoever did it.
indeed!
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