General Chat

Oh yes l think l remember now, is it the figures that are all sort of big, did l send it to you??

Well the print has arrived and l'm really not sure if its my grandmother or not, if it is its she was older, but there is still something about it!! and l like it:o))

Take care all:o)

jude

PS Carol...yes Philip signed with his initial Bernard his whole name, from what l can remember:o)

Hello Carol....can't remember, was it a Bernard or Phillp drawing??
Fingers crossed the print arrives tomorrow:o))
jude:o) x

PS... my sister grabbed the book to read, so l won't be reading it myself for a while, fortuneately l'm reading something else and l'm slow!!

The book has just arrived and its brill. Some of the drawings l have seen before also of Ronald Searles....he and Phillip met in the prison and have originals in The Imperial War Museum, we saw the exhibition some years ago.

The book is called "The Will To Survive" by....Arthur Godman, mine is an ex library book bought from A----n for approx £6.00 incl p&p. Its come all the way from Dunfreshire which is ironic as Phillip lived in Scotland :o)

The print has'nt arrived yet and l'm getting concerned it may not be my grandmother and father, but hey its still a Meninsky

Jude ;-)

Oh yes, l have that one:o)

Thanks Janey:o)

jude

You do know about the book about Bernard?

I had just searched ebay for "meninsky" and the link was to the results which included that book.

aaaand l've just ordered it, got a second hand one....did'nt know he'd written or been invovled in any books:o)

jude x

Just found a book on A----n about me uncle:o)))

jude:o)

Janey...yes l have, cant afford them though:o((
My grandmother ended up dieing in child birth in Ireland, she had an affair and Bernard kicked her out. Very sad. She gave birth to a girl too!

jude

nite nite

Very proud, just sad l did'nt know him. l knew my Uncle Phillip though, he was an amazing man and artist and a prisoner in the Japanese prisoner of war camps.

Thanks folks:o)

jude xx

And what a classic example of the style of the time it is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Meninsky

"He published Mother and Child: 28 Drawings in 1928"

I hope you can continue to collect more of the family's work!

-- have you seen the couple of works by Philip on ebay now?

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=meninsky&_sacat=See-All-Categories

Ooh Jude ~~

That's wonderful. I'm sure it will have pride of place in your house.

That one thing to put on my CV now, I've lunched with Bernard Meninsky's granddaughter. :-) :-)

So pleased for you

Sandie.x <3

Gosh Jude. I've just looked on Google images and read a bit about the artists.
What amazing stories and art work.

Enjoy your print.

Gwyn

l must add that l was the only one bidding and it had been put back on as it did'nt go the first time round :o))

Thanks Ann:o)

jude

Well done Jude, how lovely, so pleased for you.

Elisabeth...when it arrives l will scan it or what ever and send you a copy:o))

jude xx

Jude,

I would love to have a scan to go with my others in 'Jude's pictures'! I remember well viewing' the pictures in the Imperial War Museum - and being thrilled to think I 'knew' you.

Elisabeth xx

Thanks Gwyn and Elisabeth:o))
Elisabeth...will this be added to your folder??

You never know:o)

jude x

Wonderful keepsakes.
No wonder you are thrilled and proud too, I guess.

I'd love to see a photo of my great grandmother, who was so important in my Mum's life.
We know there was a large photo of her and great grandpa, which hung in the cottage, but what happened to it is anyone's guess.
Grandpa was at my parents' wedding, but his wife was long gone, by then.

One day...................

Gwyn

Well done Jude!

Elisabeth xx