An Unanswerable Question?

[ogohogoh]

Have been checking out the established Camberwell artists - no joy yet.

This is a very very long shot but maybe no stone should be unturned in my quest, however unlikely.  I have a semi-conscious memory, a faint half-memory, of seeing one of the palettes in the front garden of the large corner house that sits between Beechdale Road and Fairmount Road. I can't see the house number on Google Earth but it has an old painted Beechdale street sign on its wall.  I wonder if the artist lived there (unless it was a half-way house to the bombsite lol)?

[nigelp]

Hi Fred,

Do you know the number of the house where the palettes were found?

Nigel

[ogohogoh]

Hi Nigel,

Unfortunately not.  I can see the house clearly on Google Streetview, but not the number.  However...it's just a half-memory that I saw a palette there...as I also associate that property, or possibly the one next door, with a dark-haired beauty called Olga (but I suspect that was a few years later when I reached puberty).

And no, haha, this is not an underhand quest to find Olga!  It would be so funny if she turned out to be the artist!

Fred

[danuslave]

More likely his model if she was a looker   

[Cheryl16]

Nothing really to do with your question but for those of us who love the whys and wherefores the fourth entry here is probably the bomb that caused the damege!

http://www.flyingbombsandrockets.com/V1_summary_sw2.html

[Maryam]

Hi

Just caught up with this thread; I thought those road names were familiar 

The house on the corner of Beechdale and Fairmount with the painted road sign is number 39.

KR
Maryam

[chinakay]

There was an Art, Crochet & Lace place at 3 St Saviours Road

There was Art Supplies Ltd, 188 Clapham High St

Couldn't find any London directories, these are from the 1950 phone book. Not very helpful I know

Cheers,
China

[ogohogoh]

Thanks China - my guess is a connection to Camberwell School of Art and Crafts...possibly a lecturer there.  Or maybe just an independant professional artist. I'd love to get to the bottom of it though. Fred

[acorngen]

Good luck with your search