Arthur Berry
Arthur Berry 1969 Ltd Edition booklet of 250 copies published by Graphic Design (Staffs) Ltd
Arthur Berry — 1969 Limited Edition Booklet
A rare and collectible piece of Potteries art history. Published by Graphic Design (Staffs) Ltd in 1969, this limited edition booklet was produced in a run of just 250 copies — 100 of which were signed by Arthur Berry himself. All copies available from Barewall are unsigned.
Discovered within Arthur Berry's personal archive, this collection of 20 booklets has been entrusted to Barewall — giving collectors a rare opportunity to own a piece of genuine archival material.
- Format: Soft cover, gloss finish, black and white throughout
- Size: 29.5cm × 21cm
- Content: 9 full-page paintings from the portfolio used in Arthur Berry's autobiography, A Three and Sevenpence and Halfpenny Man
- Extras: A run of 4 photobooth head shots of Arthur Berry as a young man, aged 34, taken in 1969
- Publication date: Christmas 1969 — likely a seasonal gift from GDS to its staff and clients
Inside, Arthur Berry is described by GDS Graphic Design (Staffs) Limited:
"Ever since then he has been stuck as by an umbilical cord to Burslem and the Queen Street world — pubs, houses, streets, yards, stiff tailed dogs, fat women, boring afternoons in public reading rooms and picture palaces now demolished. From inside this world has come the content of all the paintings, drawings, and poems he has made."
About Arthur Berry
Born: Bankhouse, Smallthorne, 7 February 1925
Studied: Burslem School of Art & Royal College of Art
A defining voice of the Potteries, Berry's work captures the texture of working-class Staffordshire life with unflinching honesty and warmth. This booklet is a window into his world at the height of his powers.
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