Tony Lewery

A well-written book with many excellent photographs.

Lewery traces possible and probable sources for the traditional canal art forms of roses and castles (tin tray artists from Birmingham seem a likely origin) and then follows the tradition and individual artists showing how the art tended to develop distinctive forms in different boatyards.

The book tells me more than I really wanted to know about the history of the artists and the boatyards, but it would be a useful source for anyone wanting to know the history of canal art.… (mehr)