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The Fry Public Art Gallery was opened in 1987 and houses an impressive number of paintings, prints, illustrations, wallpapers and decorative designs by artists of the 20th century and the present day who have local connections and have made a significant contribution to their field. There is an emphasis on those who for a variety of reasons settled in Great Bardfield between the early thirties of the last century and the death in 1983 of John Aldridge RA who had lived in the village for fifty years.
Edward Bawden RA who, with his friend Eric Ravilious, discovered Bardfield a year before the arrival of Aldridge and dominated the scene for almost four decades, is represented by nearly 600 items. The Gallery has also acquired work by Ravilious and his wife Tirzah Garwood, and by those other artists who came to the village during the second world war - Michael Rothenstein RA, and his wife Duffy (now Duffy Ayers), Kenneth Rowntree, George Chapman, and Sidney Clifford-Smith. The collection also includes prints and paintings by Bawden's son Richard, and examples of the very varied work of artists who made their way to Bardfield in the 1950s - Marianne Straub, Audrey Cruddas, Sheila Robinson, Bernard Cheese and Walter Hoyle.
Opening Times:
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE GALLERY IS NOW CLOSED UNTIL EASTER SUNDAY 2013.
EXCEPT FOR THE ANNUAL SALE ON 10TH/11TH NOVEMBER AND A COFFEE MORING AND SALE ON 8TH DECEMBER - See Events on website.
From Easter Sunday to last Sunday in October annually:
2.00pm - 5.00pm Tuesday
2.00pm - 5.00pm Thursday
2.00pm - 5.00pm Friday
11.00am - 5.00pm Saturday
2.15pm - 5.00pm Sunday
Also Open 2.15pm to 5pm on Bank Holidays
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