tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post5895023655747086287..comments2024-03-19T10:12:43.882+00:00Comments on Bookride: Sven Berlin, The Dark Monarch 1962Bookridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05881971821359627382noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-26648769623407493062011-09-15T17:18:45.791+00:002011-09-15T17:18:45.791+00:00The Dark Monarch key 'envelope' was indeed...The Dark Monarch key 'envelope' was indeed ceremoniously opened at a must-see retrospective currently running at the St. Barbe Museum & Art Gallery in Lymington. The stunning exhibition of his work charts his life from the early 1930s as an adagio dancer. through his St.Ives work, war drawings and on into the New Forest, the Isle of Wight and later in Dorset, where by the way he continued writing, painting, drawing and producing remarkable sculpture. Yes, Dark Monarch always haunted him but it never prevented him working. There's also a fascinating new book written by a friend, John Paddy Browne which reproduces Sven's letters over 30 years and during his time in the Forest. A great insight. There's so much more to know!Millersfordnoreply@blogger.com