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Matilda Webb

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https://www.alfredwallis.co.uk

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Art, Biography, History

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Matilda loved reading as a child and was inspired to start writing by Roald Dahl, who she met when she was 7. She has since written both children's and adult fiction and non-fiction. She is delighted to have just completed an absorbing eight-year project, researching, writing and producing an in-depth biography of St Ives self-taught artist Alfred Wallis. The book is titled Alfred Wallis Child Pauper to Artistic Luminary, and combines rigorous research, a compelling narrative, and many colour illustrations to tell the remarkable story of this iconic artist, who rose from extreme hardship to become a key figure in British Modern Art.
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	Alfred Wallis Child Pauper To Artistic Luminary it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Ship's Kitten by Matilda Webb (Goodreads Author), Ian Benfold Haywood (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Matilda Webb's Blog: Welcome to the World of Alfred Wallis (1855 - 1942)

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Old Winkle and the Seagulls by Elizabeth Rose

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The way things turned out for Old Winkle was always a comfort to me as a child, no matter how many times I read it. Old Winkle was a gentle, solitary fisherman who found joy in feeding the seagulls while the other fishermen mocked him. When the town’s fish vanished and hunger spread, it was the seagulls who guided him to a hid Read more of this blog post »

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Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo

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Review from David Tovey, art critic and author - "I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It has completely transformed my understanding and respect for Wallis’s work." "The story of Alfred Wallis fascinates many people and his work now commands ...more
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“If readers can come away seeing Alfred Wallis's paintings with fresh eyes - seeing not just the charm but the strength and experience behind them – I’ll know the last eight years of the book's production will have been incredibly worthwhile.”
― Matilda Webb, Alfred Wallis Child Pauper To Artistic Luminary

tags: alfred-wallis, art-history, biography, british-artist, cornish, folk-artist, maritime, naive-art, outsider, st-ives

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