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Culture in Cornwall, Art, Books & Theatre |
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The Gallery occupies a spectacular site overlooking Porthmeor Beach close to the home of Alfred Wallis and to the studios used by many of the artists whose works are exhibited. It is designed to show works of art in the surroundings and atmosphere in which they were created. A real success story. Worth the trip. |
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Barbara Hepworth Studio. St Ives Barbara Hepworth's studio and garden have been run by the Tate since 1980, and are now an integral part of Tate St Ives. Hepworth, who died in 1975, asked in her will that Trewyn Studios and the adjacent garden, with a group of her sculptures placed as she wished, be permanently open to the public. |
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Penlee House is probably most famous for its collections of work by the "Newlyn School", the colony of artists who settled in the area from the 1880s and into the early twentieth century. |
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Built in the style of an ancient Roman Amphitheatre, but with the added drama of the ocean as its backdrop, it was constructed in the 1930s - as a hobby project - by the late Miss Rowena Cade who lived in the large house just behind the theatre. While the theatre began as a "garden project", it has developed over the years since its inception into a world-famous venue and a summer season of plays and musical entertainment is held every year from the end of May until late September. Worth visiting even if you don’t take in a show. |
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Winston Graham was the author of more than forty novels including The Walking Stick, Angell, Pearl and Little God, Stephanie and Tremor. The 'Poldark' series has been developed into two television series. Six of Winston Graham's books have been filmed for the big screen, the most notable being Marnie directed by Alfred Hitchcock. |
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Daphne was born in 1907, grand-daughter of the brilliant artist and writer George du Maurier, and daughter of Gerald, the most famous Actor Manager of his day, she came from a creative and successful family. She began writing short stories in 1928, and in 1931 her first novel, 'The Loving Spirit' was published. It received rave reviews and further books followed. Then came her most famous three novels, 'Jamaica Inn', 'Frenchman's Creek' and ‘Rebecca'. Each novel was inspired by her love of Cornwall, where she lived and wrote. |
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Great Art galleries based in Cornwall, great writers who were inspired by Cornwall and a theatre carved out of a cliff-face |
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