[Vwoolf] Review of the National Portrait Gallery exhibit in Apollo magazine

[Mark Hussey]

Frances Spalding has done a wonderful job of creating a narrative through visual artefacts.  Those photos by Ott can actually be seen on the NPG website, I believe.  I was surprised by Mark Gertler’s painting of Koteliansky (‘Kot’): quite irrationally I had always imagined Kot as an ascetic and tiny man, but in this portrait he looks like a big burly businessman!  There are some real rarities in the show—the bound volumes of letters that Violet Dickinson returned to VW late in life; I had not ever known Violet annotated these (of course, under glass one can only see a page, but the prospect is tantalizing); also the actual Gestapo list on which L & VW’s names appear.  And yes, the catalog is very rich and interesting.  I am in London doing research for a biography of Clive Bell, so was lucky to be able to see this wonderful exhibition.

 

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Diana, I was lucky enough to have my trip to London coincide with the exhibit.  I wish it had not been so crowded, as it was hard to pace myself, but I was so glad to get the chance!  The book that Spalding has compiled for the exhibit would be worth the while, I think, and is likely available online through the NPG.  It's very well curated, with some rare pieces, including candid shots from Ottoline Morrell's photo album.  I think the impromptu snaps of Virginia are often so much more interesting than those she posed for.  

--Andrea Adolph

 

On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 2:52 PM, Diana Swanson <dswanson at niu.edu> wrote:

Thanks, Vara. I wish I could be in London for this.

Has anyone on the list seen the exhibition?

Diana

>>> "Neverow, Vara S." <neverowv1 at southernct.edu> 8/2/2014 11:51 AM >>>

Of interest?

 

http://www.apollo-magazine.com/review-virginia-woolf-art-life-vision-national-portrait-gallery-london/ 

 

Vara


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