Danny Levy At Whitechapel Bell Foundry
The Bell Foundry Public Inquiry resumes at 10am today for the final day, including summing-up, with live-tweeting at @savethewbf.
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Continuing in the long tradition of artists at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, here are Danny Levy’s drawings from the eighties.
“In 1986, after graduating from the Royal College of Art, I was teaching at Falmouth School of Art and continuing with my own work. At the time, I was particularly interested in industrial scenes. So I knocked on the door of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry to ask if I could come in and draw. Very kindly, they gave me free range to wander around and make drawings. I was in there for a week and the feeling of history and the atmosphere was exciting and intense.”
– Danny Levy
The Arc Welder
The Grinding Wheel
The Welder
Tuning the Bell
Tuning the Bell
Three men on a bench grinder
Drawings copyright © Danny Levy
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These are very powerful images of ‘real’ bell founding happening – you can imagine the noises and smells, and feel the heat.
Let’s hope there will be more real foundry work happening at the Bell Foundry soon…
Art reflecting art. The history and existence of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry must not be lost. Very
best of luck and wishing every success in this crucial campaign.
These drawings take us right inside the action. Evocative, descriptive, narrative, and a fantastic way to celebrate and uplift the Foundry.
I hope your efforts are successful, and thanks for shining a light.
Onward and upward!
Love these potent images of history taking place….. let’s all hope the Foundry survives so that another generation of craftsmen and women can carry on making history.
These images would make lovely celebratory postcards …….keeping fingers crossed.
I’m searching for this kind of article. Thanks for the photos, Especially Three men on a bench grinder, The Welder & The Grinding Wheel.
I love these kinds of tools.
Would like to share it with my friends!
Lovely work! Bravo 👏
Could you pass my new Address onto him it is 8 Autumn close Crawley West Sussex RH11 8RG please.
We were students in the Printmaking department at the Royal College of art.
I have just brought a new studio in Spain inspired by Picasso Andulusia.
Yours sincerely
Juliette Goddard MA (RCA ) 07794951563
juliette13_uk@yahoo.com please could he contact me love to see him again in his studio.