Andrew Lambirth

A world apart

John Tunnard: Inner Space to Outer Space<br /> until 6 June St Ives and Beyond<br /> until 31 May<br /> Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

issue 08 May 2010

John Tunnard: Inner Space to Outer Space
until 6 June

St Ives and Beyond
until 31 May
Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

John Tunnard (1900–71) is one of that shamefully extensive body of distinguished 20th-century British artists whose work is largely unfamiliar today. For reasons best known to itself, the Tate doesn’t see it as its duty to bring such artists before the public for reassessment, so the job is left to others.

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