{"product_id":"beryl-cook-life-and-art","title":"Beryl Cook - Life and Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e240 page hardcover book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e190 x 245mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor: Hilary Bracegirdle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelease Date: Sept 17th 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; background: white; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover the real Beryl Cook through a wealth of newly unearthed material that brings fresh insight to one of Britain’s most beloved artists.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeryl Cook (1926–2008) was renowned for her exuberant paintings yet she remained a famously private figure. Now, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethanks to unprecedented access to a recently rediscovered family archive, a fuller picture of Beryl emerges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis illustrated volume shares images many of which have never been published before. Thousands of letters, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ephotographs and personal papers found in the attic reveal the networks of friends, family, business partners and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecreative collaborators who shaped her career. Correspondence with figures such as photographer Barbara \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKer-Seymer, art critic Edward Lucie Smith and drag artist Ruby Venezuela captures the lively, witty world she \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003einhabited, while hundreds of fan letters show how deeply her work resonated with those who felt unseen, from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emiddle aged women to LGBTQ+ and working-class communities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlongside this treasure trove of material, the book offers new insight into Beryl’s methods and inspiration, shedding \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elight on the private technique behind her unmistakable style. We meet her family and pets and follow her through the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlymouth and Bristol streets she adored.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished at a moment of renewed interest in her art, this biography forms part of an overdue reassessment that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eplaces Beryl beyond the limiting label of ‘naive’, acknowledging both her skill and her deep empathy for those she \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edepicted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book offers the most vivid and intimate yet of a singular artist, carrying with it a large amount of leopard print \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand dollops of saucy humour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bijoux Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56820693565820,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0332\/2039\/5140\/files\/BerylCook100years.jpg?v=1780048531","url":"https:\/\/shop.theboxplymouth.com\/products\/beryl-cook-life-and-art","provider":"The Box","version":"1.0","type":"link"}