| Activity | The Curwen Press founded in 1863 by the Reverend John Curwen concentrated on printing music for the tonic sol-fa method, but when his grandson Harold joined in 1908, he broadened their output to include limited edition books of high quality. He asked Oliver Simon, later to become a renowned book designer, to join him and encouraged artists to illustrate their publications. Oliver had contact with the Royal College of Art, which led to commissions by young artists, including Paul Nash, Edward Bawden and Eric Ravilious. The Curwen Press formed The Curwen Studio in 1958 in order to set up a print studio for artists at a time when print unions were controlling who had access to print facilities. |