Can I read A pennyworth of art : his own collection of picture postcards. The green album on EtoBox?

A pennyworth of art : his own collection of picture postcards. The green album by Ronnie Barker. The green album is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is A pennyworth of art : his own collection of picture postcards. The green album about?

For many millions of people (including Sir Alec Guinness in his book 'Blessings in Disguise'), Ronnie Barker is their favourite performer. 'The Two Ronnies' TV programme, much more than famous on both sides of the Atlantic, is only one example of his genius as an actor. He is also a great collector, particularly of the most enchanting and fascinating picture postcards, produced in different countries from the late nineteenth century onwards. His collection now numbers about 50,000. This is one of two volumes ('The Green Album' and 'The Red Album') published simultaneously, which show his personal taste - often (but by no means always) for the saucy, the humorous, or the ingenious. But they also provide entertaining surveys of a popular art form which is now the subject of collectors' dreams. As he says, 'the great majority of the better cards are indeed little works of art in their own right', and they cost but a penny each. 'Hence the title', says Ronnie Barker, 'of this charming pair!'

Author

Ronnie Barker. The green album

Publisher

The Herbert Press

Published

1986

Language

EN

ISBN

9780906969618

Subjects

Art, History, Arts