#kingpenguinbook

[englishmodernism]

Life in an English Village Noel Carrington & Edward Bawden A treasure. Not only featuring Bawden's lithographs of Great Bardfield and a wonderful cover, but also Carrington's essay, a case for the regeneration of the English villages, not to be preserved in aspic but to become self-sufficient and continue to develop and thrive. How he'd have hated the rise of the second homers and the resulting ghost villages that now exist in the winter months with the loss of community and shops. #edwardbawden #noelcarrington #lifeinanenglishvillage #curwenpress #kingpenguinbook

[englishmodernism]

The Isle of Wight Barbara Jones The 1950 King Penguin book illustrated with her watercolours of the quirkier side of the Isle of Wight, from Victoriana to Topiary Boats. The cover, which many assume to be by Jones was designed by Clifford Barry, her husband at the time. #barbarajones #isleofwight #kingpenguinbook #pevsner #victoriana #popularart

[englishmodernism]

Wavy Penguins. Gwen White. Artwork for the pattern designed for the cover of Toys, a King Penguin book illustrated by Gwen White. #toys #repeatpattern #wavypattern #kingpenguinbook @penguincollsoc #penguinbooksuk

[englishmodernism]

The Isle of Wight. Barbara Jones. Her King Penguin book, celebrating the Victorian paradise that is the Isle of Wight. Published in 1950, with accompanying text and watercolours by Jones. Rather sadly her projected Puffin Picture Book on Fairs never materialised. #barbarajones #isleofwight #recordingbritain #popularart #folkart #kingpenguinbook