Radiant Affinities-Artworks By Cornelius Mccarthy

David has asked me to post this message on the author of Radiant Affinity, Mr Peter Dobson.
"It is with great sadness that I have to inform you Peter died last Thursday 19th Oct 2017. He was with me at our home in Kent and died fairly peacefully after a long and difficult illness. I would like to invite all his friends to his funeral to remember and celebrate Pete’s life. This will be on 14th Nov at 2.0 pm in our village church Newnham, near Faversham ME9 0LL and to join ...us after in the pub for a drink."

David (Stan) Lloyd
Partner
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Latest news: 'Radiant Affinities' is now on sale in Berlin (at Prinz Eisenherz Buchhandlung) as well as in London, Stuttgart, Groningen and New York.

It's already a year since the opening of the 'Radiant Affinities' exhibition, and longer since my biography of Cornelius McCarthy was published at the beginning of February 2015. 'Radiant Affinities: The Life and Work of Cornelius McCarthy' is selling slowly but steadily, and has attracted a lot of favourable comments. It's available in London, Stuttgart, New York, at Galerie MooiMan in Groningen and at other outlets in The Netherlands.

'Radiant Affinities' the book - Peter Dobson's full length biography of Cornelius McCarthy, is now available at outlets in London (Gay's the Word Bookshop), New York (Leslie Loman Gay Art Foundation), Stuttgart (Buchhandlung Erlkonig) and in the Netherlands at Galerie Mooiman in Groeningen, and Boekenbestellen nl. See online reviews at Advocate.com and British Art Journal.

Thank you to everyone who made the 'Radiant Affinities' Book Launch such a success. Friends and family members from Edinburgh, Dublin, Abergavenny, Leominster, Manchester, Aldershot, East Anglia, Kent and various parts of London converged on the Tower Hamlets Local History Library on Saturday afternoon 18 April to see the exhibition and attend a special presentation at 3pm. This included a brief introduction to some of the main themes of the book followed by a dramatised read...ing of 'Art and Eros', a Socratic dialogue exploring the role of the erotic in art and life, specially adapted for the occasion by Peter Dobson from the 1980 play by Iris Murdoch. The readers were Malcolm Barr-Hamilton (Archivist at Tower Hamlets) and four volunteers from London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard: Kayne McCutcheon, Nuala O'Sullivan, Paul Swing and AnthonyTaylor. Their joint contribution brought a special energy and focus to the afternoon and was well received by the audience. Afterwards visitors were able to renew old acquaintances (some going back many years) as well as meeting new friends. As people left, a 'bucket rattle' collection was made at the door. This raised just over £150 on behalf of LLGS, an outcome which would surely have pleased Cornelius McCarthy himself.
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Good luck Peter for the launch tomorrow! Remember signed copies of the books are available at the launch.

'Radiant Affinities' the biography is now available in London, Groningen (The Netherlands) and in New York.

A unique retrospective of paintings and drawings by the artist Cornelius McCarthy [1935 – 2009] from Stepney, whose vivid landscapes of the post-war East End provide the backdrop for explorations of ideological struggle and sexual identity. Thursday 12 February – Thursday 7 May 2015 Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives
Radiant Affinities: Exhibition Launch... Please join us as we launch Radiant Affinities, a retrospective of paintings and drawings by the artist Cornelius McCarthy (1935-2009) from Stepney, whose vivid landscapes of the post-war East End provide the backdrop for explorations of ideological struggle and sexual identity. This event will feature a talk by curator Peter Dobson at 6.30pm, ‘Cornelius McCarthy: Art and Eros’, and a show-and-tell display of LGBTQ material from our heritage collections. Thursday 12 February, 6pm - 7.30pm Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives
Radiant Affinities: Book Launch
You are warmly invited to the official launch of Radiant Affinities, the first full-length biography of Stepney artist Cornelius McCarthy. Introduced by author Peter Dobson. Saturday 18 April, 2.30pm Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives
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'Radiant Affinities: The Life and Work of Cornelius McCarthy by Peter Dobson. This book is already available at the exhibition, price £30, or it can be ordered from the publishers, Galerie MooiMan, Groningen, The Netherlands: www.mooi-man.nl price € 42,50 (€ 50,00 incl. verzendkosten)
Also available from Gays the Word bookshop, Bloomsbury, London... e-mail: sales@gaystheword.co.uk Tel: 0207 278 7654
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Peter Dobson gives a talk on the opening night of the 'Radiant Affinities' exhibition on 'Art and Eros'.