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On Trust for The Nation Barbara Jones A few of her distinctive watercolours for Clough Williams-Ellis’ celebration of 50 years of the National Trust ‘for everyone, for ever’ published in 1947. Aside from Jones’ illustrations worth reading for Clough Williams-Ellis’ heartfelt introduction to the book, a dedication to the wonderful buildings lost to war and destruction and I found it moving to see he also laments the loss of the mediaeval centers of German towns too. #barbarajones #nationaltrust #recordingbritain #popularart #architecture https://www.instagram.com/p/BtfsJHUgHdO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bv8cdveoiade

What are you serving this Xmas? Barbara Jones Just a reminder that last orders for Xmas is today and then off shopping for Xmas dinner. This is from Barbara Jones’ Xmas card for 1952. #barbarajones #owls #catsofinstagram #polularart #lastorders https://www.instagram.com/p/Brj9YDUAqFD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=77jbfw2ea18p

Ark No 6 The journal of the Royal College of Art. Love this series, full of illustrations and articles from past and present members of the college. I’ve kept an eye open for these in charity shops over the years, but still missing a few. #ark #royalcollegeofart #johnminton #davidgentlemen #barbarajones #henrymoore #britishart #midcenturymodern https://www.instagram.com/p/BphCljFgCaw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=193mpgj0vyeqo

Popular Art in Britain F D Klingender Detail from the A.I.A. Catalogue of the 1943 exhibition of Popular Art, beginning with Hogarth and running through until Victorian Times. This may have been of the the earliest exhibitions to celebrate Popular Art and I’d guess that Enid Marx & Barbara Jones would have visited. Noel Carrington certainly was a visitor and his subsequent King Penguin Book owed much to Klingender’s academic work, which Carrington also published. #popularart #hogarth #klingender #artistsinternationalassociation #noelcarrington #enidmarx #barbarajones https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsh76yzARBZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gcze0yi8988o

Bull Barbara Jones A detail from her dustjacket for English Fairs and Markets. Jones was commissioned for a Puffin Picture Book on Fairs and Markets, which would have been a fabulous choice of subject and artist, but sadly it never materialized. She did complete this jacket for Batsford, perhaps reworking a Puffin drawing. #barbarajones #fairs #markets #englishfairsandmarkets #popularart #folkart #puffinpicturebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/BoYcSLXDuiA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vj1awpdjznvl

Hill Top Farm Barbara Jones detail from an undated watercolour, possibly 50s, on show at @neiljenningsfineart stand at the Works On Paper fair with strong echoes of her many dust jackets of the period. The Guinness Lithographs and Robert Tavener’s work at @emmamasonprints are worth the visit alone. #barbarajones @hilltopfarmgirl #guinnesslithographs

Vanity Barbara Jones Assured looking weather vane illustrated in Bells in England by Tom Ingram. A perfect subject for Jones’ fascination with Popular & Folk Art. #barbarajones #folkart #weathervane #cockerel #spires #bells #campanology

XMAS 1950 Barbara Jones Detail from her 1950 Xmas card, illustrated with purrfect vignettes of cats at play. Printed for friends and family. #barbarajones #xmascard #xmas1950 #catsofinstagram #popularart #folkart