tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post2381744166108989896..comments2024-03-28T15:08:55.350-07:00Comments on Art Contrarian: B. Fleetwood-Walker of BirminghamDonald Pittengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307228686847434740noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-15504057694077785842014-05-26T02:43:58.983-07:002014-05-26T02:43:58.983-07:00Apparently the wonderful library in the basement h...Apparently the wonderful library in the basement has been completely destroyed.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-48778763878825072722014-05-24T09:19:53.173-07:002014-05-24T09:19:53.173-07:00Bill -- Thanks for the heads-up. The pix on the T...Bill -- Thanks for the heads-up. The pix on the Telegraph's site suggest that the blaze was on the upper floors of the older section. But that can be deceptive, so I'll await developments. I've never toured it, but should have. Was last there a couple of years ago, but only got as far as the gift shop.<br /><br />(Though we did eat at the tea room elsewhere in town that Macintosh decorated.)Donald Pittengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307228686847434740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-46540768449014044172014-05-24T03:09:57.664-07:002014-05-24T03:09:57.664-07:00Bad news from Glasgow, Don.
http://www.theguardian...Bad news from Glasgow, Don.<br />http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2014/may/23/glasgow-school-of-art-on-fire-in-picturesdeariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-32830097234833208682014-05-23T01:38:01.601-07:002014-05-23T01:38:01.601-07:00That last one made me gasp. It's something ab...That last one made me gasp. It's something about the eyes. In fact I much prefer the last four to the earlier ones; it's not just the style, rather it's that the earlier ones seem to involve subjects who are bored.deariemenoreply@blogger.com