The Book Club

Laura Freeman: Ways of Life

May 31, 2023

39:04

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

Kettleziard: A Memoir of a Visit

3min

Kettle's Yard

2min

The War and Jim's Lifelong Friendship

3min

The Art of Jim Brankoozie

2min

The Rise and Fall of Modern Art

4min

The Importance of Jim Gaudier-Breschka

2min

The Death of Gaudier

2min

The Relationship Between Jim and Alfred Wallace

2min

10.

The Art of Jim Kettle

2min

11.

The Perfect Pebble Comes Along Once in Generation

2min

12.

The Importance of Honesty

2min

13.

The Immaculate Handwriting of Jim Nicholson

2min

14.

The Indebtedness of David Jones

2min

15.

The Importance of Helen in Jim's Marriage

3min

16.

The Life and Times of Helen Catles

2min

17.

The Importance of Faith in Cattle's Yard

3min

In this week's Book Club podcast, I'm joined by the writer and critic Laura Freeman to talk about her book Ways of Life: Jim Ede and the Kettle's Yard Artists. Laura's book is the portrait of one of those figures who, without ever quite taking the spotlight themselves, was nevertheless hugely influential in kindling the love and appreciation of art in others – a man who knew everyone from Picasso and Brancusi to David Jones and the Nicholsons, and whose home-cum-gallery in Cambridge has been a sanctuary and inspiration to generations of undergraduate pilgrims.