Louis Ollier seems to have made a practice of (and a living by?) sketching celebrities in the thirties and then getting them signed by the subject, perhaps following up by selling them the original drawing or offering them printed copies. However, there seems to be very little known about Ollier. Nevertheless, at some point he… Continue reading New Short Article – a Pen and Ink Sketch of Walter Greenwood by Louis Ollier (1934?)
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New Article – Four Publicity Photos and the US Release of Love on the Dole (Four Continents Films Inc., 12 October 1945)
This is the sixtieth article on the Walter Greenwood- Not Just Love on the Dole web/blog site! It explores the previously untold story of the (rather limited) release of the film in the US - more than four years after it had been released in Britain. Censorship - and rumours of censorship - probably made… Continue reading New Article – Four Publicity Photos and the US Release of Love on the Dole (Four Continents Films Inc., 12 October 1945)
New Article – Walter Greenwood’s interview with Geoffrey Moorhouse (the Guardian, 1967)
Moorhouse and Greenwood seem to have had a conversation while walking around the new sixties Salford which replaced that of Greenwood's childhood. A number of Greenwood's precise comments are recorded, though there is also much (I think mainly acute) interpretation of Greenwood's life and writing as it related to Salford as his 'home', by the… Continue reading New Article – Walter Greenwood’s interview with Geoffrey Moorhouse (the Guardian, 1967)
New Article – Walter Greenwood Among the Artists: Polperro (1936- 1965)
Greenwood lived, if not quite continuously, in the Cornish fishing village and artists' colony of Polperro between 1936 and 1965, when he retired to the Isle of Man. This is an account of how he came to move there from the city of Salford, of how he thought about Cornwall and Polperro, and how he… Continue reading New Article – Walter Greenwood Among the Artists: Polperro (1936- 1965)
New Article: The Only Painting of Walter Greenwood
There is only one portrait painting of Walter, by the artist Margaret Rosemary Anyon Cook. It was given to Salford Art Gallery and Museum by the artist, though it is not currently on display. It is however featured on the ArtUK web-site. I very much like the portrait and think it captures Greenwood's appearance and… Continue reading New Article: The Only Painting of Walter Greenwood
Walter Greenwood: Not Just Love on the Dole 