Talk:Stanley Spencer/Archive 1

Archive 1

Work in progresss

In the section headed Art, some citations to be added, supporting text already entered. Dendrotek 11:37, 26 March 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dendrotek (talk • contribs)

Another Stanley Spencer

Was a then-noted balloonist (making several trips from Crystal Palace, south London 'around the year 1900.' Jackiespeel (talk) 16:30, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Indeed, an editor just pointed this out to me on my talk page, so I added a small bit about him at Airship#Early pioneers with these edits. -84user (talk) 21:08, 30 April 2011 (UTC) Now a stub at Stanley Spencer (aeronaut). -84user (talk) 09:19, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

Commuting - Cookham to The Slade

At present, the text of the Article says "So profound was his attachment to the village of his birth that most days he would take the train back home in time for tea." He did not do this because of a profound love of Cookham (although it is true that he did love it), but because it had a good railway link to London and his parents and he were not wealthy, so remaining at home was cheaper, and he still felt welcome there, when of student age. Gilbert Spencer's book about "My brother" makes this clear. I will adjust the Article when I have time to do the necessary citation properly. By the way, in those days, many boys of the age he was during his Slade days similarly remained with their parents. We also need a citation for Maidenhead Tech., which I have somewhere. Dendrotek 12:06, 5 January 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dendrotek (talk • contribs)

Chronology

I have added a concise chronology section. All of its items are validated by the Stanley Spencer Gallery, Cookham. There is the opportunity to add further itms but do please bear in mind it is intended to be concise, non-contentious and additions should please be cited as you go. It is hard work adding citings to the work of other editors.--Dendrotek 20:59, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Comments on new sction 1932 - 39

14 GTR - Thanks for your new section on SS, which reads well and as far as I know provides the correct facts. Two constructive comments: a) It could do with a main citation nearer to its starting point - right after the first sentence, in fact. Did you base it all on one source or did you merge several? b) It draws attention to the need for a further new section on his WW2 War Artist work - especially the important shipbuilding paintings. These are of course already included in the Article in a minor way, but for their artistic importance and social commentary, they merit a complete new section. BW, --Dendrotek 16:30, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Hi Dendrotek, thanks for your kind comments; my intention is to add three more sections to the article,

• Port Glasgow 1939-1945
• Resurrection pictures 1945-1950
• Final years.

The first of these is almost done and the other two should be finished later this week. The 1932-38 section was based on the Tate Catalogue - hence the single citation. BTW, I like the Chronology section you added. Regards, 14GTR (talk) 08:43, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

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*Comment: The referenced website is not working at the moment: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2460030,00.htmlRosiestephenson 21:56, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

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