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‘Radical and joyous’: Beryl Cook show aims to prove she was a serious artist

todayJanuary 18, 2026

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Major retrospective in Plymouth, her adopted city, presents her as a skilful chronicler of social transformation

In her lifetime Beryl Cook’s colourful, vibrant paintings tended to be dismissed by most critics as mere kitsch or whimsy.

A major retrospective of Cook’s work opening in her adopted city of Plymouth at the weekend makes the case that she was a serious, significant artist who skilfully chronicled a tumultuous period of social transformation.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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