Depictions of family life are as varied as families themselves. Paula Rego's painting 'The Family' (above) has a distinctly threatening atmosphere! Stanley Spencer's memories of domestic bliss are also less than rosy, but the image of the whole family helping to bath the baby has a certain charm.
Helen Oxenbury's illustrations for 'We're going on a Bear Hunt' (below) are perhaps nearer to the image of the ideal childhood.
Joan Eardley painted the same family of children that lived next door to her in a Glasgow tenement. She showed them playing out in the street everyday, having been sent out from under their mother's feet. The older children looking out for the younger ones.
Natasha Kerr's textile pieces often feature old family photos and scraps of fabric that have significant memories for her.
Depictions of family life are as varied as families themselves. Paula Rego's painting 'The Family' (above) has a distinctly threatening atmosphere! Stanley Spencer's memories of domestic bliss are also less than rosy, but the image of the whole family helping to bath the baby has a certain charm.
Helen Oxenbury's illustrations for 'We're going on a Bear Hunt' (below) are perhaps nearer to the image of the ideal childhood.
Joan Eardley painted the same family of children that lived next door to her in a Glasgow tenement. She showed them playing out in the street everyday, having been sent out from under their mother's feet. The older children looking out for the younger ones.
Natasha Kerr's textile pieces often feature old family photos and scraps of fabric that have significant memories for her.
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