The Best of All Possible Worlds: Quentin Blake and The Folio Society
Sat 17 June 2017 - Sun 8 October 2017
Downing College
Sir Quentin Blake (b. 1932) read English at Downing College between 1953 and 1956. His drawings first appeared in Punch when he was sixteen and he illustrated two editions of the student magazine Granta while at Cambridge University. In 1960, he illustrated A Drink of Water by John Yeoman, thereby starting a career in children’s book illustration for which he is best known, having illustrated beloved titles by Roald Dahl, Michael Rosen, Michael Morpurgo and others.
Despite his special affinity for children’s books – he was the inaugural Children’s Laureate from 1999-2001 – Sir Quentin has illustrated over 300 books for children and adults and created works of public art, most notably in healthcare settings in the UK and France. His association with The Folio Society began with the centenary edition of The Hunting of the Snark (1976) and the illustrations on display are from his four most recent collaborations; Candide (2011), Fifty Fables of La Fontaine (2013), The Golden Ass (2015) and Riddley Walker (2017). From the ribald and piquant to the serious and disturbing, these four titles showcase just a few of the genres and themes in Sir Quentin’s formidable oeuvre.
THE HEONG GALLERY
The Heong Gallery at Downing College opened in February 2016 as anew gallery for exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. The Best of All Possible Worlds is the fifth exhibition and follows Generation Painting 1955–65: British Art from the Collection of Sir Alan Bowness(February–May 2016), Ai Weiwei: Cubes and Trees (June–October 2016), Portraits of Place: Works from Kettle’s Yard & Richard Long (November 2016-January 2017) and When the Heavens Meet the Earth: Selected Works from Robert Devereux’s Sina Jina Collection (February-May 2017).
The Gallery was designed by Caruso St John Architects (winners of RIBA Stirling Prize 2016) and so named in gratitude for the generous benefaction of Alwyn Heong.
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Access: The Heong Gallery is completely accessible by wheelchair and mobility scooter. Large-print label books are also available.
Cost: Free
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
Enquiries: Prerona Prasad Website Email: gallery@dow.cam.ac.uk Telephone: 01223334800
Timing
12:00pm-8:00pm Wednesday every week from Saturday 17 June 2017 until Sunday 8 October 2017
12:00pm-5:00pm Friday and Sunday every week from Saturday 17 June 2017 until Sunday 8 October 2017
10:00am-6:00pm Saturday every week from Saturday 17 June 2017 until Sunday 8 October 2017
All times
Sat 17 June 2017 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Sun 18 June 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Wed 21 June 2017 | 12:00PM - 8:00PM |
Fri 23 June 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Sat 24 June 2017 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Sun 25 June 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Wed 28 June 2017 | 12:00PM - 8:00PM |
Fri 30 June 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Sat 1 July 2017 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Sun 2 July 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Wed 5 July 2017 | 12:00PM - 8:00PM |
Fri 7 July 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Sat 8 July 2017 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Sun 9 July 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Wed 12 July 2017 | 12:00PM - 8:00PM |
Fri 14 July 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Sat 15 July 2017 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Sun 16 July 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Wed 19 July 2017 | 12:00PM - 8:00PM |
Fri 21 July 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Sat 22 July 2017 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Sun 23 July 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Wed 26 July 2017 | 12:00PM - 8:00PM |
Fri 28 July 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Sat 29 July 2017 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Sun 30 July 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Wed 2 August 2017 | 12:00PM - 8:00PM |
Fri 4 August 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Sat 5 August 2017 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Sun 6 August 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Wed 9 August 2017 | 12:00PM - 8:00PM |
Fri 11 August 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Sat 12 August 2017 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Sun 13 August 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Wed 16 August 2017 | 12:00PM - 8:00PM |
Fri 18 August 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Sat 19 August 2017 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Sun 20 August 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Wed 23 August 2017 | 12:00PM - 8:00PM |
Fri 25 August 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Sat 26 August 2017 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Sun 27 August 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Wed 30 August 2017 | 12:00PM - 8:00PM |
Fri 1 September 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Sat 2 September 2017 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Sun 3 September 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Wed 6 September 2017 | 12:00PM - 8:00PM |
Fri 8 September 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Sat 9 September 2017 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Sun 10 September 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Wed 13 September 2017 | 12:00PM - 8:00PM |
Fri 15 September 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Sat 16 September 2017 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Sun 17 September 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Wed 20 September 2017 | 12:00PM - 8:00PM |
Fri 22 September 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Sat 23 September 2017 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Sun 24 September 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Wed 27 September 2017 | 12:00PM - 8:00PM |
Fri 29 September 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Sat 30 September 2017 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Sun 1 October 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Wed 4 October 2017 | 12:00PM - 8:00PM |
Fri 6 October 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Sat 7 October 2017 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Sun 8 October 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |