Thursday, March 15, 2018

Dorothy Carr & Francis Carr at the British Museum

Francis Carr
Still-life with fish and bottles
1949
screenprint
British Museum

Dorothy Carr
Green bottle with onions
1950
screenprint
British Museum

Francis Carr (1919-2013) - Printmaker, specialist in screenprints.  Hungarian, came to Britain in 1938.  Studied at Central School of Arts and Crafts, London, 1938-41.  Also used the name Francis Peter up until 1950s.  Married to printmaker Dorothy Carr.

Dorothy Carr (born 1933) - Born Sarah Firmin, married printmaker Francis Carr and became Dorothy Carr (the name under which she exhibited).  Later reverted back to name of Sarah Firmin.

– Biographical notes from the British Museum

Francis Carr
Poster for Lord Mayor's Show
1950
screenprint
British Museum

Francis Carr
Dust-jacket design for poetry volume
Private Speech by Philip Freund

ca. 1950
watercolor
British Museum

Francis Carr after Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Cover-design for theatre programme
1950
screenprint
British Museum

Dorothy Carr
Coffee-stall, Baker Street
1951
screenprint
British Museum

Francis Carr
Animal prints series - Goat
1951
screenprint
British Museum

Francis Carr
Illustration for South Wind by Norman Douglas
1951
screenprint
British Museum

Francis Carr
Street, Concarneau
1951
screenprint
British Museum

Francis Carr
Black Hill, EC1
1952
screenprint
British Museum

Dorothy Carr
Camden Town
1959
screenprint
British Museum

Francis Carr
31 Bus
1960
screenprint
British Museum

Dorothy Carr
Lonely Promenade
1960
screenprint
British Museum

Francis Carr
Head
1992
laser print
British Museum