NEWS RELEASE
PR 1705
For Immediate
Release
15 April 2004
Ladybird Books
appeal
FROM Saturday,
May 15 to Thursday, July 15 visitors to the Victoria Art Gallery in
Bath will be taken on a journey back to their childhood.
The Bath & North East Somerset
Council-run Art Gallery is holding an exhibition of works by John
Berry – an artist most famous for illustrating a number of classic
Ladybird Books in the 1960s and 1970s.
To complement the exhibition, the
Gallery is asking local people to scour their bookshelves and attics
to see if they have original copies of the books in which the
exhibits actually featured.
These will then be included in the
exhibition alongside 38 original watercolour illustrations by John
Berry.
Jon Benington, Curator of the
Victoria Art Gallery, said: “We’ve already had a great response from
members of the public who have donated most of the books we are
looking for but we are still missing seven which would really be a
great addition to the exhibition when it opens in May.”
The seven books are: Car Makers,
Railway, Navy, Customs, Police, Airman and Ship Builders.
Jon added: “People can be assured
that Bath & North East Somerset Council will look after their books
and they will form an important part of the exhibition. We will of
course return the books after the exhibition.”
If you have one of these books that
you would be willing to lend to the Victoria Art Gallery please
contact Jon Benington on 01225 477772 or e-mail jon_benington@bathnes.gov.uk
Notes to Editors:
Jon Benington is available to be
photographed with a selection of Ladybird books that have already
been lent to the Victoria Art Gallery. Call 01225 477772 to arrange
a time.
For more
information, contact:
Jon Benington,
Curator of the Victoria Art Gallery, on Tel: 01225 477772 or e-mail
jon_benington@bathnes.gov.uk
Patricia Dunlop, Commercial
Marketing Manager -Heritage Services, on Tel: 01225 477759 or e-mail
patricia_dunlop@bathnes.gov.uk
For comment,
contact:
Cllr Nicole
O’Flaherty, Executive Member for Tourism, Leisure and Culture, on
Tel: 01225 310341 or e-mail nicole_oflaherty@bathnes.gov.ukIssued
by: Bath & North East Somerset Press Office, tel 01225 477827 or
477283, email: pressoffice@bathnes.gov.uk |
