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Folk Dance
William Roberts1938
British Council
London, United Kingdom
The painting for which this is a study was originally entitled The Lambeth Walk. It clearly does not show the Lambeth Walk, a strutting, jaunty dance that made play on the evening promenade and became the subject of a popular song by Noel Gay in 1937. The work was titled The Folk Dance when shown at the Redfern Gallery, London in summer 1942 and shows six couples dancing a reel to the music of an accordian and a violin.
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Details
- Title: Folk Dance
- Creator: William Roberts
- Creator Lifespan: 1895/1980
- Creator Nationality: British
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Birth Place: London, UK
- Date Created: 1938
- Physical Dimensions: w320 x h215 cm
- Type: Painting
- Rights: © Estate of John David Roberts. By Courtesy of the William Roberts Society., © Estate of John David Roberts. By Courtesy of the William Roberts Society.
- External Link: http://collection.britishcouncil.org/collection/search/9/0/object/43691/0
- Medium: Watercolour on paper squared up for enlargement
- Acquisition: British Council Collection
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