Comments on: The art of Stella Langdale, 1880–1976 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/12/12/the-art-of-stella-langdale-1880-1976/ • • • Being a journal by artist and designer John Coulthart, cataloguing interests, obsessions and passing enthusiasms. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:04:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: marnie http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/12/12/the-art-of-stella-langdale-1880-1976/comment-page-1/#comment-103406 marnie Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:06:32 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=2626#comment-103406 Hi, I am actually part of symposium on May 3rd 2009, where I will be lecturing on Katherine Maltwood, Lily Adam Becks and Stella Langdale. There is currently an exhibit at the University of Victoria, BC on her works and fellow members of the Sketch Club. If anyone who has additional information on Langdale's life please email me, marniemalinda@hotmail.com Sincerely, Marnie Mandel Hi, I am actually part of symposium on May 3rd 2009, where I will be lecturing on Katherine Maltwood, Lily Adam Becks and Stella Langdale. There is currently an exhibit at the University of Victoria, BC on her works and fellow members of the Sketch Club.

If anyone who has additional information on Langdale’s life please email me,

marniemalinda@hotmail.com
Sincerely,

Marnie Mandel

]]> By: Paul http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/12/12/the-art-of-stella-langdale-1880-1976/comment-page-1/#comment-87863 Paul Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:40:22 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=2626#comment-87863 Hello. I happened across this website during a random search. I have held a personel interest in Ms. Langdale's life, works, and history for sometime. I formerly resided in Santa Barbara and came across a long disposed collection of her works (various media). Over the ensuing years I have learned much about her life, travels, and works. Since I have collected copies of several books that she illustrated. I am certainly interested in learning more about her. Hello. I happened across this website during a random search. I have held a personel interest in Ms. Langdale’s life, works, and history for sometime.

I formerly resided in Santa Barbara and came across a long disposed collection of her works (various media).

Over the ensuing years I have learned much about her life, travels, and works.

Since I have collected copies of several books that she illustrated.

I am certainly interested in learning more about her.

]]> By: John http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/12/12/the-art-of-stella-langdale-1880-1976/comment-page-1/#comment-62143 John Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:57:48 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=2626#comment-62143 Hi Michele and thanks for the detail about Ms Langdale's age. Pretty much all I've read about her is contained in the links above. One would hope that her paintings found a safe haven somewhere. Despite the wealth of material on the web many artists are still very poorly-documented. But lack of information doesn't mean they've been completely ignored or forgotten in the real world. Hi Michele and thanks for the detail about Ms Langdale’s age. Pretty much all I’ve read about her is contained in the links above. One would hope that her paintings found a safe haven somewhere. Despite the wealth of material on the web many artists are still very poorly-documented. But lack of information doesn’t mean they’ve been completely ignored or forgotten in the real world.

]]> By: Michele Matranga http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/12/12/the-art-of-stella-langdale-1880-1976/comment-page-1/#comment-62087 Michele Matranga Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:46:41 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=2626#comment-62087 stella could not have died in the 50's because she lived in santa barbara in the 60 and my uncle knows quite a bit about her, her paintings and her partner. She painted his a picture in 1963. I.S. Langdale. stella could not have died in the 50’s because she lived in santa barbara in the 60 and my uncle knows quite a bit about her, her paintings and her partner. She painted his a picture in 1963. I.S. Langdale.

]]> By: Michele Matranga http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/12/12/the-art-of-stella-langdale-1880-1976/comment-page-1/#comment-62084 Michele Matranga Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:18:06 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=2626#comment-62084 John, I just was given a painting from 1963 of Stella Langdale, it was a gift from her to my art and uncle. Looking for material on her , especially what happen to her 100 painting or so that were in a santa barbara hotel in the 60. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Michele John,

I just was given a painting from 1963 of Stella Langdale, it was a gift from her to my art and uncle. Looking for material on her , especially what happen to her 100 painting or so that were in a santa barbara hotel in the 60. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Michele

]]> By: John http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/12/12/the-art-of-stella-langdale-1880-1976/comment-page-1/#comment-43512 John Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:07:10 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=2626#comment-43512 You're right Callum, I didn't read that part through. There's the passage about Prometheus then a section about Christ perceiving all mankind half in the sun and half in shadow which is what that illustration represents. I'm really surprised that she isn't better known. But then there's much great illustration still to be rediscovered from that period, as you know, especially in the magazines where things were often used once then never seen again. I'm redesigning Savoy's edition of Maurice Richardson's <em>The Exploits of Engelbrecht</em> at the moment. When we reissued that in 2000 we incorporated all the great illustrations for the stories from their original printings in <em>Lilliput</em> magazine, none of which were included in the 1950 book edition. Without copies of the magazines, all those pictures would have remained unseen and pretty much forgotten. You’re right Callum, I didn’t read that part through. There’s the passage about Prometheus then a section about Christ perceiving all mankind half in the sun and half in shadow which is what that illustration represents.

I’m really surprised that she isn’t better known. But then there’s much great illustration still to be rediscovered from that period, as you know, especially in the magazines where things were often used once then never seen again. I’m redesigning Savoy’s edition of Maurice Richardson’s The Exploits of Engelbrecht at the moment. When we reissued that in 2000 we incorporated all the great illustrations for the stories from their original printings in Lilliput magazine, none of which were included in the 1950 book edition. Without copies of the magazines, all those pictures would have remained unseen and pretty much forgotten.

]]> By: Callum http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/12/12/the-art-of-stella-langdale-1880-1976/comment-page-1/#comment-43442 Callum Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:53:32 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=2626#comment-43442 Hi John, Well done for rootling that lot out! Glad I helped add an artist to your list for once rather than the other way round. For the record, I'm not sure the snake-entwined-one is Christ. It might be, but scanning the pages of the poem near to the image in the book it might also be Prometheus - the whole poem weaves Christian and classical references. Callum Hi John,

Well done for rootling that lot out! Glad I helped add an artist to your list for once rather than the other way round. For the record, I’m not sure the snake-entwined-one is Christ. It might be, but scanning the pages of the poem near to the image in the book it might also be Prometheus – the whole poem weaves Christian and classical references.

Callum

]]> By: John http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/12/12/the-art-of-stella-langdale-1880-1976/comment-page-1/#comment-43257 John Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:35:01 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=2626#comment-43257 Yes, that last picture of a serpent-festooned Christ is very reminiscent of Stuck's Sin. Yes, that last picture of a serpent-festooned Christ is very reminiscent of Stuck’s Sin.

]]> By: Wiley http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/12/12/the-art-of-stella-langdale-1880-1976/comment-page-1/#comment-43246 Wiley Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:03:52 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=2626#comment-43246 Hmmm... my first impression would be, like a far more chaste, black & white Franz Von Stuck. Particularly the dominance of shadow, brooding figures, crumbling classical settings, serpents, dramatic compositions, and the like. Hmmm… my first impression would be, like a far more chaste, black & white Franz Von Stuck. Particularly the dominance of shadow, brooding figures, crumbling classical settings, serpents, dramatic compositions, and the like.

]]> By: Thombeau http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/12/12/the-art-of-stella-langdale-1880-1976/comment-page-1/#comment-43236 Thombeau Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:51:38 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=2626#comment-43236 Ooh, I love it! Ooh, I love it!

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