Memoir & Diary extracts for Sep to October 1929

Memoir • [unknown date]:

I arrived back in London in the autumn and as a final fling drew two large drawings, one of them must have been about four feet high , a single figure of a woman [Lady with a Bird]. The other was of two figures in which the shapes made by crossed limbs was explored.

11th Oct 1929:

The Lovelocks [Queenie and Prior, friends of the Eurich family] seem gratified at my having sent them the old (little) painting of head of a fat man.

14th Oct 1929:

[Giant Airship R101 flew over London]
It looked amazing with the midgets of aeroplanes circling round it. When it got into the distance it looked like some huge fish in an aquarium. But what a ghastly waste of money. The damn thing is no earthly or heavenly use whatever!

14th Oct 1929:

Mr Stocks and Dr Jane Walker to look at drawings. Jane concerned that the fat man playing the Viol da Gamba in the family group drawing was not gripping the instrument with his knees and that it should have a spike!  But they are both fighting over wanting to buy the drawing! Mr Stocks bought The Screen for £10, and Boy with Indian Head Dress for £8. He wants to buy Betty and Paul (drawing).

29th Oct 1929:

Wall Street Crash