Cornwall artist Jo Beer is among those who say Cook was an underrated pioneer of British working-class art. "A good number of people criticise her work, call it cartoony or juvenile, but it's really ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hundred years after her birth, a retrospective of Plymouth artist Beryl Cook's work is being put on in her adopted home city.

At first glance, Beryl Cook (1926-2008) and Tom of Finland (1920- 1991) might seem "like an odd pairing for an exhibition", said Osman Can Yerebakan in AnOther Magazine. The former was a hobby painter ...

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In the days when a branch of Athena adorned (if that’s the right word) every high street, Beryl Cook’s work was everywhere. Her bulky women - nobody used the phrase ‘body positive’ then - were in clip ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sculptures are described as Plymouth's way of saying thank you to an artist who "never stopped celebrating us" [Wayne ...

A hundred years after her birth, a retrospective of Plymouth artist Beryl Cook's work is being put on in her adopted home city. Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy at The Box, aims to bring serious artistic ...