BBC - broadcasts to schools booklet : Biology - Spring Term 1937 : cover artist - John Maxwell
The many phamplets and booklets issued by the BBC in conjunction with their Schools Broadcasting Services echoed the contemporary policy of illustrations in their other publications such as the Radio Times in that many artists and illustrators were commissioned. This 1937 Biology phamplet, for the Spring Term, is no exception in that the cover work is by John Maxwell, one of the most significant Scottish artists of the Twentieth Century. Maxwell (1905 - 1962) was born and for many years was based in Dalbeattie and he had strong connections over the years with the Edinburgh College of Art.
The cover is unusual in that it does not include the BBC's title - I wonder if that was a simple oversight by the artist on the basis that there was only one broadcaster in the UK at the time? Maxwell pictures an amazing scene of a child, with light (or possibly a sunflower) in hand illuminating the natural world. I'm sure he also undertook the lettering and borders. The programme series was Scottish based with all the contributors being from Scottish institutions and it may have been a Regional programme.
BBC - broadcasts to schools booklet : Biology - Spring Term 1937 : cover artist - John Maxwell
The many phamplets and booklets issued by the BBC in conjunction with their Schools Broadcasting Services echoed the contemporary policy of illustrations in their other publications such as the Radio Times in that many artists and illustrators were commissioned. This 1937 Biology phamplet, for the Spring Term, is no exception in that the cover work is by John Maxwell, one of the most significant Scottish artists of the Twentieth Century. Maxwell (1905 - 1962) was born and for many years was based in Dalbeattie and he had strong connections over the years with the Edinburgh College of Art.
The cover is unusual in that it does not include the BBC's title - I wonder if that was a simple oversight by the artist on the basis that there was only one broadcaster in the UK at the time? Maxwell pictures an amazing scene of a child, with light (or possibly a sunflower) in hand illuminating the natural world. I'm sure he also undertook the lettering and borders. The programme series was Scottish based with all the contributors being from Scottish institutions and it may have been a Regional programme.