made for the 62 group ehibition, bending
the line,
at the hub, sleaford,
the piece celebrates the 200 anniversary of the birth of tennyson
details below
This
mirror-image tableau portrays characters in Tennyson’s
circle of friends, neighbours, & hangers-on, represented in
paintings, illustrations, photographs, & Lynne Truss’ comic
novel, Tennyson’s Gift.
Scene: July 1864, Tennyson’s garden at Farringford, IoW
Cast: Charles Dodgson - the surreptitious snapper
Ellen Terry - Alice
GF Watts - Ulysses
Tennyson - the Dirty Monk
Emily Sellwood - the dutiful wife
Queen Victoria - the Queen of Hearts
JM Cameron - the hopeful photographer.


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