The Scarlet Pimpernel)
Costumes and poster from the Scarlet Pimpernel show. Each year the Birkenhead Operatic Society stage a spectacular musical at the Liverpool Empire - productions which have won them numerous awards. In partnership with them we have staged this exhibition with artists from all over Merseyside to coincide with this years production, "The Scarlet Pimpernel" which is being staged in May. The exhibition includes painting and craft, on the them of the Scarlet Pimpernel with one of the main subjects being the Venetian mask, a decadent symbol of High Society in revolution-era France. There is a competition for the best mask and best paintings with the prizes awarded by Herbert of Liverpool at the private view. )
Guillotine on loan from Fort Perch Rock. The Judges and the Judging)
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The Prize Winners in the Mask CategoryFirst Prize )
Beaded Mask by Ildiko Szabo Fabric Height: 6 inches; Width: 8 inches; £90 Each Second Prize )
Songs of Innocence and Experience by beads Feathers Height: Jonquil McVey inches; Width: crystals inches; £5 Third Prize )
Mystique by Lee-Ann Pritchard Mixed Materials and Acrylic Height: 12 inches; Width: 16 inches; £120 The Prize Winners in the Painting CategoryFirst Prize )
Hidden Pond (in Reverse) by Paul Lofthouse Oil Height: 24 inches; Width: 20 inches; £30 Second Prize )
Grand Canal by Joe Thompson Oil on Board Height: 6.5 inches; Width: 20inches; £150 Third Prize )
A Daring Rescue by Len Ehlen Oil on Canvas Height: 35 inches; Width: 23.50 inches; £380 Some of the Other Masks)
Gato Dorato by Maureen Birchall
Height: 7 inches; Width: 8 inches; Price on Application )
Sun King by Chris Black Mixed media Height: 12 inches; Width: 8 inches; £10 )
Mask by June Gilligan Air Dried Clay Height: 10 inches; Width: 9 inches; £50 )
Aristocratic Lady by Carl Hodgson
Height: 10 inches; Width: 8 inches; £20 )
Mrs Rose Cheeks, Mrs Purple Hair by Yvonne Irving Poster Paint Each - Height: 8 inches; Width: 6 inches; £10 Each )
Mask I by Christine Taylor
Height: 18 inches; Width: 8 inches; £9 )
Mischief by Olivia Simpson Papier-Maché Height: 25 inches; Width: 8 inches; £40 Some of the Other Paintings and Sculpture)
Anagallis Arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel) by Jean Duggan Acrylic Height: 11 inches; Width: 14 inches; £40 )
Fan by Dorothy Culshaw Mixed media Height: 18 inches; Width: 8 inches; £30 )
Triptych:- Make Up Your Mind Madam, A Disguise to Suit All Moods, A Disguise for All Occasions by Carl Hodgson Acrylic on Board Each one - Height: 31 in; Width: 16 in; £120 Each )
The Plece De La Greve by George Murphy Oil on Canvas Height: 12 inches; Width: 23 inches; £260 )
Pink S'Herbert' by Madelaine Murthwaite Acrylic/Mixed Media Height: 24 inches; Width: 20 inches; £400 )
Madame Guillotine by Peter Shaw Acrylic on Canvas Height: 40 inches; Width: 31.50 inches; £200 )
Drunkards of France by Thomas Everett Ceramic Height: 10 inches; Width: 5 inches; £45 | |||||||||||||