Tag Archives: Frank Newbould

It’s the economy, stupid

By crownfolio | Published: July 6, 2010

At least that’s my theory. I can’t account for the Onslows’s sale otherwise.  More posters than usual didn’t sell, or didn’t make their reserves, and very few indeed made more than their estimate.  It seems that after two weeks of hearing about nothing but austerity budgets and cost-cutting across the board, everyone is now too [...]

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Horses, sorry, modernism for all

By crownfolio | Published: May 19, 2010

Crownfolio is thinking of going to France.  Actually, I’ve been thinking about my holidays for some time, but now it looks as though I’m going to have to plan another trip as well, and all because of this exhibition. It’s called Art for All, and it’s an exhibition of British transport posters at the Yale [...]

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There’s no escaping this

By crownfolio | Published: March 31, 2010

Not with BBC iPlayer, there isn’t.  So for those of you who managed to be out there having a life on Sunday evening, and thus are still skipping around with joy in your hearts and a twinkle in your eye, here is five minutes of television to turn your gills green with envy. It’s the [...]

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