The weekly arts magazine
Old Crome
John Crome, founder of the Norwich School, contemporary of Constable and Turner, is something of a mystery figure in the story of English painting. The bicententary year of his birth, an exhibition of his work at the Tate Gallery, and a new book about him offer an opportunity to reassess his work
Beside A Swedish Lake
In a lyrical setting the American film director Sidney Lumet is shooting Chekhov's The Seagull. This report shows him at work and includes interviews with the stars, Vanessa Redgrave, Simone Signoret, and James Mason.
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