Comments on: Introducing EAST END VERNACULAR https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/10/05/introducing-east-end-vernacular/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 09 Oct 2017 08:36:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: steve https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/10/05/introducing-east-end-vernacular/#comment-1172472 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 02:17:19 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=160713#comment-1172472 Dear GA,
Congratulations on bringing together such an excellent collection. Though I cannot confess to any artistic leanings myself it is always to be admired and respected when someone champions an awareness of local talent. In many ways I can see this publication being of assistance to social historians of the future as well as being a colourful account here and now.
I wish you well next Tuesday and fully expect a great turn out. Unfortunately I will not be one of them, located as I am in China.
Thanks again for my ‘taste of home’ even though I am on the other side of the world.

]]> By: Robert Hill https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/10/05/introducing-east-end-vernacular/#comment-1172439 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 19:50:53 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=160713#comment-1172439 I received my copy about a week ago. Thank you for producing such a beautiful book. The superb quality of the reproductions is fitting tribute to the artists featured in its pages. I have also greatly enjoyed the material you have produced about these artists in Spitalfields Life.

Today I visited the Mile End to Mayfair exhibition at the Southampton City Art Gallery. It was a joy to see the paintings of so many of the artists you have featured and the book has given me a greater understanding of their work.

I am looking forward to visiting the Nunnery next week.
Thank you again, Robert Hill

]]> By: Mary https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/10/05/introducing-east-end-vernacular/#comment-1172247 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 20:30:11 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=160713#comment-1172247 I received my copy of East end Vernacular the other day .What a lovely book which I will treasure. Love all the photos too. Many thanks for producing such a wonderful book. Best Wishes to everyone. Mary Connolly.

]]> By: Phil Maxwell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/10/05/introducing-east-end-vernacular/#comment-1172203 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 15:45:57 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=160713#comment-1172203 It’s a brilliant book that is long overdue. It does many things but most of all it explodes the myth that “throughout the nineteenth and for much of the twentieth century, the East End was considered to be the least cultured part of London by comparison with the more affluent areas.”

]]> By: Derek Bell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/10/05/introducing-east-end-vernacular/#comment-1172198 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 15:28:38 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=160713#comment-1172198 I received my copy yesterday evening. What a lovely book, right down to the texture of the cover and the solidity of the binding. A small treasure. And the paintings are like stepping into a dream. Thank you.

]]> By: Bob Davenport https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/10/05/introducing-east-end-vernacular/#comment-1172165 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 09:48:00 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=160713#comment-1172165 There’s a review of the exhibition in the TLS: https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/east-end-easels/

]]> By: Jackie K https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/10/05/introducing-east-end-vernacular/#comment-1172164 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 09:39:51 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=160713#comment-1172164 My pre-ordered copy arrived Saturday – a real treat! Thank you for compiling a truly original colleection. Sadly I’m away on 10th October but I’ve alerted my friends to what sounds like a wonderful event. Have a fabulous evening!

]]> By: Jonathan Madden https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/10/05/introducing-east-end-vernacular/#comment-1172157 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 08:52:54 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=160713#comment-1172157 A lovely book indeed, right up my street, so to speak, I received my pre-ordered copy the other day and can’t put it down. I was very pleased to see Doreen Fletcher’s inclusion, a much overlooked artist. I hope to be at the launch on 10th October. Thanks to the GA and Spitalfields Life, the editorial and production team for putting it all together. If you have any interest in East London or urban painting you’ll love it.

]]> By: Peter Harrison https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/10/05/introducing-east-end-vernacular/#comment-1172153 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 08:14:05 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=160713#comment-1172153 Thank you for sending out my copy so promptly. It is a very handsome volume, and a tremendous credit to your all your work in bringing so many first-rate artists the attention they deserve. Congratulations, absolutely brilliant work!!

]]> By: Malcolm https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/10/05/introducing-east-end-vernacular/#comment-1172148 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 07:25:22 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=160713#comment-1172148 Good luck with this most excellent venture, I look forward to getting my copy.

The East End is not a place that exists as it once did – in the sense of it being streets and houses, pubs and parks. It is a place carried by people who know themselves to be East-Enders, who were born in what was once a vaguely defined area of London but one that is no longer bounded by rivers or pumps. Those of us that were born in the East End of London will forever be East-Enders, carrying the soul of the East End with us on our travels. Those who came and lived in the houses we left behind are but visitors. As the people of Maine, New England say of those who move into their part of the world: “They’re from away”.

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