Comments on: James Boswell’s East End https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/01/james-boswells-east-end-x/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sun, 02 May 2021 18:02:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 By: Robin https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/01/james-boswells-east-end-x/#comment-1376696 Sun, 02 May 2021 18:02:35 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=186783#comment-1376696 Wonderful dry expressive line. Thank you GA & Jane Holland for the fascinating contextual information.

]]> By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/01/james-boswells-east-end-x/#comment-1376669 Sun, 02 May 2021 15:12:07 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=186783#comment-1376669 What an amazing artist James Boswell was. His detailed drawings show so much vitality.

]]> By: Kelly Holman https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/01/james-boswells-east-end-x/#comment-1376629 Sun, 02 May 2021 09:49:49 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=186783#comment-1376629 These are wonderful, thank you. Yet another treat.
I especially like the Fishmonger’s stall; how he has conveyed exactly what it is without there being an overt fish shape anywhere. Brilliant. Gravel Lane with its herring bone patterned cobbles is another favourite.

]]> By: Di Corry https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/01/james-boswells-east-end-x/#comment-1376489 Sat, 01 May 2021 16:24:15 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=186783#comment-1376489 These drawings by James Boswell are beautifully observed and drawn.
Thank you for sharing them with your readers. I particularly like the lady wearing the coat with the fur collar, all dressed up to ‘the nines’ to go to the market!

]]> By: Jane Holland https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/01/james-boswells-east-end-x/#comment-1376488 Sat, 01 May 2021 16:20:28 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=186783#comment-1376488 Jim Boswell was one of my father’s best friends, while his first wife and his daughter are my two godmothers. Ruth was unlikely to comment, but during the Thirties, the Three James’s were a cartooning force for the left and for the Peace movement – Jim Fitton, James Boswell and James Holland. My father went into the Ministry of Information during the War, and was one of the Chief Designers of the Festival of Britain. All three did cartoons for the likes of Left Review. The website link will take you to a blog I curate about my father’s work, including bits of aut0biography, which include him getting to know Boswell and Fitton – if you are interested.

]]> By: Peter Hart https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/01/james-boswells-east-end-x/#comment-1376454 Sat, 01 May 2021 10:59:24 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=186783#comment-1376454 Beautiful drawings by James Boswell. Thank you so much.

]]> By: Achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/01/james-boswells-east-end-x/#comment-1376433 Sat, 01 May 2021 07:53:26 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=186783#comment-1376433 James Boswell’s drawing and painting work is something special. His view of London’s East End is unique.

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Bailey Jones https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/01/james-boswells-east-end-x/#comment-1376426 Sat, 01 May 2021 06:30:25 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=186783#comment-1376426 These drawings are full of vitality. I particularly like, I think it is the seventh one down, with the old girl and the stall holder having a good natter. These illustrations capture a vanished world that I remember from my childhood.
Thank you for sharing, GA.

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