Helen Layfield Bradley (1900-1979)
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Helen Layfield Bradley (1900-1979)

Sunday afternoon in the park

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Helen Layfield Bradley (1900-1979)
Sunday afternoon in the park
signed with a fly (lower left), signed again, inscribed and dated ''Sunday Afternoon in the Park'/George and I loved the Park, so did the dogs (Gyp & Barney)/There was a huge Black Cannon, which we longed/to climb. I was just going to help George up when/Annie Murgatroyd saw us, and called to grandma,/but, alas, she was too late. George's white sailor/suit was a disgrace. That was the end of 'our day'/Father called a cab & we were taken home &/put to bed (to meditate on our sins) Mr Taylor,/The Bank Manager, & Miss Carter (who wore Pink)/met our Aunts & with Grandma continued/their afternoon's walk & the year was 1907. To Alice Shapley for bringing so much joy/to so many children and a few mums/Helen Layfield Bradley (1967)' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on on board
13¼ x 19 in. (33.6 x 48.3 cm.)
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