When I first told people I was writing a biography of the artist Beryl Cook, most people recognised the name, but responses were rarely neutral. There was either an involuntary curl of the top lip and ...

An exhibition and sculpture trail celebrating one of the UK's most famous artists is drawing visitors to the city she portrayed in her instantly recognisable paintings, say tourism bosses. More than ...

In the days when a branch of Athena adorned (if that’s the right word) every high street, Beryl Cook’s work was everywhere. Her bulky women - nobody used the phrase ‘body positive’ then - were in clip ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A number of Cook’s paintings depicted Elvira’s café (Courtesy of ourberylcook.com © John ...

There’s a particular kind of joy to be found in the world of the late painter Beryl Cook. Her paintings gave centre stage to ordinary people simply enjoying themselves – but they were snubbed by many ...

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