An email from the National Trust prompted us to visit Beningbrough Hall this afternoon. The National Portrait Gallery, York Art Gallery & the Arts Council are supporting an exhibition there with the title; 'Yorkshire! Achievement, Grit & Controversy'.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/beningbrough-hall-gallery-and-gardens
No photos were allowed. This was a shame as the information on the labels was very interesting and not included in the leaflet that everyone was given. Herbert Read by Patrick Heron was excellent and the information helped to make sense of the choices that the artist had made in the portrait. Michael Parkinson by Jonathan Yeo was also first rate. Superb small pieces by Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore featured in the Saloon. 25 art works in all and opportunities for visitors to add comments, personalities, witticisms & local adages.
The views from the first floor exhibition rooms encouraged us to explore the gardens.
Primroses made an effective border here & the hedges sheltered us from the cold winds.
The old laundry is interesting. I remember a set pot and a mangle being used
yet they say that this is Victorian. I must be older than I thought...
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