Art, Books & Culture Research Group at The Beecroft, Saturday 31st January 2026 – Into the 1950s: (1) from Existential Angst to the Everyday World

I hope you will be able to join us on

Saturday 31st January, 11.15am (for about an hour & a half)

at The Beecroft Art Gallery, Southend-on-Sea.

With a focus predominantly on the Art of Ruskin Spear (1911-1990), today we’ll enter the ‘long decade’ of 1950s Britain, from the end of World War II to Pop Art – a period of radical cultural transition for art and society. There’ll be plenty to see & discuss as always!

Ruskin Spear: Daydreaming, Portrait of the Artist’s Wife
[1930s; Southend Museums Service; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/daydreaming-portrait-of-the-artists-wife-2716%5D

Tickets are £10 (cash) on the door and include coffee & a biscuit at The Jazz Centre afterwards.

Looking forward to seeing you!

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Independent Researcher: gently exploring the art and artists of early 20th century Britain (with forays elsewhere, in particular Russian Art History); the Art, Books & History Group meets monthly in Southend-on-Sea Twitter: @TheCommonViewer

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