| Admin/Biog History | Inter-war period architecture was a subject which Stamp was researching throughout his career, and his widow Rosemary Hill published his manuscript posthumously: Stamp, G. and Hill, R. (foreword by.) (2024) Interwar : British architecture 1919-39. London: Profile Books.
Raymond Myerscough-Walker, was an architectural draughtsman, artist and architect. J. Mordaunt Crook, and his wife Susan Mayor put Stamp in contact with Myerscough-Walker, after Stamp had been unable to make contact when researching Stamp, G. (1982) The great perspectivists. London: Trefoil books published in association with the Royal Institute of British Architects. (RIBA drawings).
Stamp organised an exhibition of Myerscough-Walker's work and drawings at the Architectural Association, 18 Jan-11 Feb 1984. Stamp undertook the research, writing of the catalogue, and the locating of material for the exhibition.
Charles Hudson Kearley (19041989), was an English property developer and art collector. In 1936, Kearley asked Myerscough-Walker to make drawings of a design by Minoprio & Spenceley. This was the beginning of a lifelong friendship, with Myerscough-Walker fostering Kearley's interest in modern art, architecture and design.
Stamp wrote obituaries for both Myerscough-Walker and Kearley. |
| Description | This file includes material concerning Stamp's research into the life and work of Myerscough-Walker. It also concerns the planning of the exhibition, the location of original drawings, and the loaning of items for the exhibition.
Of particular interest:
-letter from Laurence Ivring, dated 17 Jan 1984, concerning Myerscough's work as a film set designer
-annotated draft of Stamp's text for the exhibition catalogue, Dec 1983
-research notes from Stamp's visit to see Myerscough-Walker, 4 Sep 1983
-text of speech given by J. Mordaunt Crook, to open the exhibition |