Diary extracts for June 1946
1st Jun 1946:
Mayor of Westminster rang to ask him to do a painting of Churchill being given the freedom of the city of Westminster!
What next?! It doesn’t look a very interesting subject or setting, but something might well be made of it, and if well paid, may help to keep things going. (£400-£500!)
6th Jun 1946:
At Green & Stone (framer)
Found the missing ‘Abbotsbury’ (40x40) in their cellar. Took it to Nan Kivell, much damaged by war time flooding.
6th Jun 1946:
To see the Mayor of Westminster
The ceremony took place at Church House where UNO is sitting It might be interesting as it was by artificial light, warm and honey-coloured.
To Green and Stone asking them to carve some frames for me.
11th Jun 1946:
Crispin got 1st and 2nd prizes in an inter schools art exhibition.
One of the Queen Mary seen from the air and another of a lorry with a soldier standing by it. Another of an ERF lorry by a garage, all of them most excellent.’
11th Jun 1946:
Green and Stones for some old pictures and frames. Old one of Weymouth harbour (34x31) still looks good but I think I will repaint it.
14th Jun 1946:
Col. Astor approves Eton picture . . . how much do they owe?
I am writing for £500 to include frame and all expenses. I hope they won’t baulk at it.
20th Jun 1946:
Caroline has whooping cough
25th Jun 1946:
French Show at Lefevre Gallery, London. Met Pasmore there.
He likes the fluffy Renoir landscape and Delacroix. A magnificent Cezanne landscape and tulips in a vase. Two little Seurats which were excellent.
25th Jun 1946:
To Cambridge to look round the Colleges with K. Harrison and met Provost (he with the stick in Eton Picture)
28th Jun 1946:
Started 1st Cambridge subject . . . all on the spot in Cambridge it seems. [King's Cambridge Looking Eastwards from the Backs and Trinity College, The Wren Library and River Cam]