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Illustration by John O'Connor for Golden Cockerel Press’s Here's Flowers compiled by Joan Rutter, 1937 From: Pertelote. London : Golden Cockerel Press, 1943 Z239.2.G6 G612

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John O’Connor Canals, Barges and People Some gorgeous coloured linocuts from his 1950 book for Art and Technics. O’Connor studied at the Royal College under Ravilious and pioneered the use of colour in his cuts. He has been called the last heroic figure of the golden age of engravers, but I’m sure that’ll be contentious. I grew up near the Grand Union Canal and have very early memories of the last of the horse drawn barges when the canals were still (just about) working routes for industry. #johnoconnor #canals #popularart #folkart #grandunioncanal #ericravilious https://www.instagram.com/p/BtX8zlwAGzi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xam4y1f63iwb

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Illustration by John O'Connor for Golden Cockerel Press's Here's Flowers: an Anthology of Flower Poems, 1937

From: Pertelote. London : Golden Cockerel Press, 1943

Z239.2.G6 G612

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Wood engraving by John O’Connor, after an original in the Hortus floridus by Crispin de Pass, 1614

From: Sandeman, Christopher. Thyme and bergamot. London : The Dropmore Press, 1947.

Z239.2.D7 S2

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Wood engraving by John O’Connor, adapted from the Theatrum florae, Paris, 1627 

From: Sandeman, Christopher. Thyme and bergamot. London : The Dropmore Press, 1947. 

Z239.2.D7 S2

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Lock-houses at Foxton John O'Connor Coloured wood cut from his 1950 book, Canals, Barges and People. He was one of the first to combine wood-engravings with colours added by linocuts. A student of Ravilious at the Royal College. #canals #barges #woodengraving #johnoconnor #ericravilious #linocut

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Butty Boat John O'Connor Wood engraving with added colour by linocuts. Taken from Canals, Barges & People, originally commissioned by Noel Carrington, but eventually appeared under Art and Technics in 1950. #canals #barges #folkart #johnoconnor #woodengraving #linocut #popularart

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Uxbridge Yard John O’Connor detail from Canals, Barges and People, published by Art and Technics in 1950. He was one of the last of that golden generation of wood engravers, a protégée of Eric Ravilious, who spotted his talent at the Royal College, and an early pioneer of the use of colour in his prints. For many years he was head of art at Colchester. This is for canal lovers everywhere. #johnoconnor #canals #barges #canalart #folkart #woodengraving #ericravilious #grandunioncanal #brentford