Alfred Munnings – Making a Picture, St. Mary’s Church
May 17 @ 10:00 am - May 26 @ 4:00 pm
This is a portrait titled Daniel Tomkins and his Dog which was one of the first commissions that Mendham born Alfred Munnings received in 1898, when he was 20,
Shortly after this he suffered a terrible accident.-when out for a walk with some dogs, he lifted a puppy over a hurdle on a field. A thorn sprung and struck him in his right eye, blinding it for life. A frightening disability at the onset of his career, but he didn’t allow it to interfere with his progress and he went on to be one of the countries greatest artists
Munnings, Alfred James; Daniel Tomkins and His Dog; The Munnings Art Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/daniel-tomkins-and-his-dog-3570
The Friends of St. Mary’s are staging the exhibition which is based on the collection of the Munnings Art Museum in Dedham, Essex is comprised of an eclectic mix of paintings by Sir Alfred Munnings with a focus on how his pictures were conceived and carried out.
The display features images from throughout Munnings’ sixty-year career, many of which were exhibited at the Royal Academy, with earlier works done in Norfolk and Suffolk showing the people and ponies he knew day to day, alongside later pictures depicting his world-famous horse-racing scenes and equestrian portraits.
The exhibition runs from May 17th to May 26th at St Mary’s Church from 10am until 4pm
