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Description: | In 1962 the Stormont Studio, together with a collection of paintings, was left by artists Mary and Howard Stormont "for the benefit and education of the public in Rye". This collection was an eclectic mix of works of art. An archive of personal letters texts and photographs was also bequeathed. The collection has been added to over the years by donations and bequests from local patrons as well as purchases of works by local artists. The purchases have been funded by the Gallery itself or by the Friends of Rye Art Gallery, a separate fund-raising body. The work sin the collection include those by well-known 20th century British artists such as the Rye artist Edward Burra, Paul Nash, Ivon Hitchens, John Piper, and Edward Bawden as well as 19th century artists including etchings by Whistler. Apart from the Stormonts themselves there is a representative collection of contemporary Rye artists and craftspeople, or those associated with Rye, such as Wally Cole, Margaret Barnard, Geoffrey Bagley, Louis Turpin, Keith Purser, Eric Money, Mick Rooney RA, Fred Cuming RA, Gus Cummings RA, Richard Adams and many others. | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Stormont Studio
Ockman Lane
Rye.,
TN31 7JY | FAX: | 01797 225 376 | Telephone: | 01797 223 218 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:5558 | Go to resource |
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