STATE OF THE ART

摘要

RAILWAY art is almost as old as steam railways themselves. In the 19th century, Monet, Turner, Frith and Bourne were among the first to interpret the new and highly visual form of transport on canvas, and there are almost certain to have been people in the coalfields sketching the first primitive locomotives 200 and so years ago. Few of those pioneers could have predicted the formation of the Guild of Railway Artists (GRA), which is this year celebrating its 40th anniversary.