Comments on: A war artist in the family http://airminded.org/2010/01/03/a-war-artist-in-the-family/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-war-artist-in-the-family Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:26:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2010/01/03/a-war-artist-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-126181 Brett Holman Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:36:44 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=3175#comment-126181 Cool! I suppose I shouldn't expect a royalty cheque, though. Cool! I suppose I shouldn't expect a royalty cheque, though.

]]> By: Chris Williams http://airminded.org/2010/01/03/a-war-artist-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-126058 Chris Williams Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:14:29 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=3175#comment-126058 I haven't got an opera house in my home, but I did buy a copy of that tea-towel for my parents last time I was in Oz. Small world.* 'Kamiri Searchlight' reminds me of my favorite bit of WW2 art, John Yung Bateman's 'The Outside Viewing Tank' in that it's a naturalistic work which, owing to the nature of its subject matter, produces a surrealistic effect. *Though it doesn't half take ages to fly round it at 550mph. I haven't got an opera house in my home, but I did buy a copy of that tea-towel for my parents last time I was in Oz. Small world.*

'Kamiri Searchlight' reminds me of my favorite bit of WW2 art, John Yung Bateman's 'The Outside Viewing Tank' in that it's a naturalistic work which, owing to the nature of its subject matter, produces a surrealistic effect.

*Though it doesn't half take ages to fly round it at 550mph.

]]> By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2010/01/03/a-war-artist-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-126024 Brett Holman Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:03:10 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=3175#comment-126024 Well, Ross, I'll let you be the <a href="http://airminded.org/2007/07/05/getting-here-from-there/" rel="nofollow">judge</a> of that! :) Yes, a neat and quite apposite relative. And thanks, Alan -- I didn't realise <em>Kamiri Searchlight</em> was on the cover of the Oxford History, though I'm sure I must have seen it before! Well, Ross, I'll let you be the judge of that! :)

Yes, a neat and quite apposite relative. And thanks, Alan -- I didn't realise Kamiri Searchlight was on the cover of the Oxford History, though I'm sure I must have seen it before!

]]> By: Ross http://airminded.org/2010/01/03/a-war-artist-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-125867 Ross Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:30:11 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=3175#comment-125867 Well it might help explain your historical interest though I am not sure about artistic temperament. Do you have an artistic side? ;) Well it might help explain your historical interest though I am not sure about artistic temperament. Do you have an artistic side? ;)

]]> By: Alan Allport http://airminded.org/2010/01/03/a-war-artist-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-125847 Alan Allport Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:28:13 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=3175#comment-125847 <i>Kamiri Searchlight</i> is on the cover of volume four of the <i>Oxford History of the British Empire</i> - I've long admired it. Kamiri Searchlight is on the cover of volume four of the Oxford History of the British Empire - I've long admired it.

]]> By: JDK http://airminded.org/2010/01/03/a-war-artist-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-125822 JDK Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:31:29 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=3175#comment-125822 What a neat relative! Sharpen your pencils... Thake was the subject of a retrospective exhibition (with another artist - Harold Freedman, if I recall correctly) at the RAAF Museum a year or two ago. I think the art came from the museum's own collection. Thake was also featured in <i>Shared Experience, Art & War</i> which covered official war artists from the UK, Canada and Australia and toured the three countries, Australia's contribution, including one Thake being from the Australian War Memorial. (The exhibition's listed on the AWM website.) I'll bring the exhibition catalogue next time we meet up. Interesting for many reasons including unexpected names like Mervyn Peake and Eric Ravilious. Regards, What a neat relative! Sharpen your pencils...

Thake was the subject of a retrospective exhibition (with another artist - Harold Freedman, if I recall correctly) at the RAAF Museum a year or two ago. I think the art came from the museum's own collection.

Thake was also featured in Shared Experience, Art & War which covered official war artists from the UK, Canada and Australia and toured the three countries, Australia's contribution, including one Thake being from the Australian War Memorial. (The exhibition's listed on the AWM website.) I'll bring the exhibition catalogue next time we meet up. Interesting for many reasons including unexpected names like Mervyn Peake and Eric Ravilious.

Regards,

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