Phyllis Ginger (1907-2005) was a London-born artist and illustrator whose work included a contribution towards the
Recording Britain project which was commissioned early during the Second World War; some 1500 pieces of artwork were produced to record the country before possible destruction, or, as was expected, invasion.
I recently picked up a copy of
London, a very personal view by Mrs Robert Henrey, which is illustrated by a number of Phyllis Ginger's watercolours. This was first published in 1948, although my copy appears to be a 1955 edition with a 1970 dust jacket (the picture of Parliament Square has been actually stuck on!).
 |
| St Gile's Cripplegate |
 |
| Piccadilly Circus |
 |
| Leicester Square |
 |
| Haymarket |
Those watercolour illustrations are absolutely wonderful! I hadn't heard of Phyllis Ginger, but will now scour the web. Thanks for introducing me to her work.
ReplyDeleteI love London and I love these paintings! I have a book with old paintings of London as well, I can leaf through it for hours! (The book is definitely not vintage though.)
ReplyDelete