Harry Blacker (Nero) 1910-1999
East End Kitchen Interior, 1930
print on paper
30.5 x 17.5 cm
signed and inscribed 'to John and Ann, good wishes to good neighbours, Christmas 1977'
2016-05
© Harry Blacker (Nero) estate
Photo: Ben Uri Gallery and Museum
This print, based on a pen-and-ink drawing, shows an archetypal Jewish East End kitchen interior from 1930. A neat, aproned woman is at the heart of this cosy composition suggesting...
This print, based on a pen-and-ink drawing, shows an archetypal Jewish East End kitchen interior from 1930. A neat, aproned woman is at the heart of this cosy composition suggesting domestic order and harmony. It includes many details, such as the fringed cloth covering the mantelpiece (typical of the era) and a picture or of a bearded, orthodox Jewish man, wearing a yarmulke (skullcap) on the wall behind her. This version was adapted by the artist into a Christmas card for his neighbours in the 1970s.