Dear Jackie,
You won't believe this but
Beryl Cook is finally in an exhibition at the
Tate Britain! Remember back in 2008 when
I interviewed you and asked you about the fact that Beryl Cook was excluded from the Tate, though her work is very popular with the British public. Do you think its just a coincidence that she is finally included in the high art establishment now that she is dead?
It could also be due to the fact that the Tate
curators have put together a noteworthy exhibition, "
Rude Britannia: British Comic Art" and finally
Beryl Cook's paintings work within the exhibitions brightly colored walls. I can tell you that there are some people in the Tate that are moving in a highly progressive curatorial direction and giving recognition to artists and movements who have in the past been considered too low brow. I mean, what is
taste anyway? And why bother with it?
Jackie, you have obviously recognized Beryl Cook's talents for years before she was critically cool and kudos to you that your LA home is completely covered in Beryl Cook paintings. We can see your exquisite collection clearly in
this picture and in
this picture. Well, Jackie, it's only going to be a matter of time before the Tate Britain is contacting you to borrow some of your collection for the overdue Beryl Cook Retrospective!
Ta,
S


(top)
Ladies' Night (Ivor Dickie), 1981
(bottom)
Anyone for a Whipping, 1972