tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post165709993635916467..comments2024-03-05T18:58:42.930-05:00Comments on Eastern Impressions: Western Printmakers and the Orient: On The Road To Mandalay: The Burmese Etchings of E.G. MacCollDarrel C. Karlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622338980803023229noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-70673646571568399692024-02-06T17:38:14.417-05:002024-02-06T17:38:14.417-05:00I have last three etchings of the bottom series (w...I have last three etchings of the bottom series (with white background) of your article. Two of them are signed with a pencil. The outlines of the characters are very thin and delicate, and the colors are, of course, completely different. I'm just wondering where my late father-in-law got them from. He was a soldier in the war himself, but in the Finnish army. He also a painted himself, and was a diligent and optimistic collector,Jussi Koskimaanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-53443392467557346262023-01-09T10:41:02.659-05:002023-01-09T10:41:02.659-05:00MacColl's etchings are frequently mistaken for...MacColl's etchings are frequently mistaken for pencil drawings. One should look for a (usually) faint plate mark impression.Darrel C. Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07622338980803023229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-38749628514460297482023-01-09T10:33:58.453-05:002023-01-09T10:33:58.453-05:00I have 4 what seem like pencil drawings (although ...I have 4 what seem like pencil drawings (although maybe etchings) by the artist brought home from Burma by my father who served there in WWII<br />All are framed - I’m reluctant to take them out of frames to check out the reverse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-33298964103099889422021-12-06T14:20:00.966-05:002021-12-06T14:20:00.966-05:00If you have images of prints I don't already s...If you have images of prints I don't already show on this blog (or better images than the ones I already have), you can sent them to me at the address in the upper right of the blog.Darrel C. Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07622338980803023229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-59037233891842522362021-12-05T13:51:45.326-05:002021-12-05T13:51:45.326-05:00I have 7 of his prints; assumed that all were orig...I have 7 of his prints; assumed that all were originals based on what my dad told me. He said that they were drawn by an army buddy of his (my dad served in Burma during WW2). That said, my father loved to tell tall tales, so who knows what was true or not. All but 1 are signed. All are drawn on the back of maps. I had one mounted with glass on the back so you can see the actual map. I'd love to share the images with you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12451679093444875637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-37642523852999994972021-03-03T13:16:34.031-05:002021-03-03T13:16:34.031-05:00I've never seen any of MacColl's wall plaq...I've never seen any of MacColl's wall plaques, sorry.Darrel C. Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07622338980803023229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-87181487274229767812021-03-03T06:38:37.420-05:002021-03-03T06:38:37.420-05:00Do you know of any examples of MacColl's wall ...Do you know of any examples of MacColl's wall plaques please? I have some wall plaques and would like to know if they might be by him.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203437668209422110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-53724388847187730802021-02-21T18:00:55.787-05:002021-02-21T18:00:55.787-05:00Use the email address at the upper right of the bl...Use the email address at the upper right of the blog.Darrel C. Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07622338980803023229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-41366957484051522652021-02-21T17:44:54.773-05:002021-02-21T17:44:54.773-05:00Hello,
Today I came across three MacColl, what app...Hello,<br />Today I came across three MacColl, what appear to be pencil drawings: Entrance to Village, Bamboo Huts and one I didn’t see above: Bougainvillia (sp) Tree. They were all framed, it appears, at L. A. Bigelow Inc. Art Dealers 42 Bromfield Street, Boston<br /><br />I’ll try emailing you the images.scott chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09348293629627367935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-10263271412893861052020-10-12T14:56:18.514-04:002020-10-12T14:56:18.514-04:00Thanks, I have emailed you.Thanks, I have emailed you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-70896443904262126362020-10-10T09:52:59.946-04:002020-10-10T09:52:59.946-04:00MacColl does not always seem to be consistent in h...MacColl does not always seem to be consistent in his titling of prints (or else he reworked them in ways that are not entirely obvious). I have noted the alternate title for The Bazaar. If you have images of the lampshades you wish to share, you can e-mail them to the address at the top right of this page and I will consider adding them to the article.Darrel C. Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07622338980803023229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-75692866841581528452020-10-10T05:50:18.902-04:002020-10-10T05:50:18.902-04:00I have 17 of MacColl's prints,(I think all are...I have 17 of MacColl's prints,(I think all are prints) all of which are shown in the pictures above. Some are on the back of old maps. The picture which you show as Bazaar, is called The Market on my copy. Also I have 2 coloured unsigned crescent shaped pictures of ethnic people and scenes which I am sure are lampshades which are not shown here. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-29710059101204174642020-05-30T17:30:18.254-04:002020-05-30T17:30:18.254-04:00If any of the prints are of images not found in th...If any of the prints are of images not found in this article, I would be happy to add them to it. I can be contacted at the e-mail address at the upper right of every page.Darrel C. Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07622338980803023229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-25336579060655454322020-05-30T17:22:36.218-04:002020-05-30T17:22:36.218-04:00I am in possession of 6 pencil signed black and wh...I am in possession of 6 pencil signed black and white prints and a hand colored print with full pencil signature dated 1926-July 31st. My late wife nee Winifred Jean Ellis and her sisters were born in Moulmein and these have been in the family since my inlaws lived there in 1925.I would be happy to photograph what I have and forward them to you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10714153302566603377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-15397212703245215692019-07-02T12:13:57.126-04:002019-07-02T12:13:57.126-04:00Several. EG: Women at the well. A Burman. A Burmes...Several. EG: Women at the well. A Burman. A Burmese lady. Shwe Dagon. I think my sister in Australia has one of the Salween. It's interesting that the map you show above doesn't have the red Japanese overprinting which ours do. These were taken from the dead Japanese soldiers. My email address is juditholiver277@gmail.com if you need to communicate directly. Regards.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341014419863360919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-21970772720495541122019-06-27T10:56:35.053-04:002019-06-27T10:56:35.053-04:00Interesting. Do any of your pencil drawings corre...Interesting. Do any of your pencil drawings correspond to print designs?Darrel C. Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07622338980803023229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-22559441061527504582019-06-27T10:25:29.455-04:002019-06-27T10:25:29.455-04:00They definitely aren't as my father bought the...They definitely aren't as my father bought them unframed from MacColl himself. He (my father) was Capt ACB Hunt, Chin Hills Bn, Burma Regt, Indian Army. On the orders of FM Slim, he established the School of Jungle Warfare in Maymyo. We have the letter from his CO commending him on successfully doing this. The story behind the maps is that when the Japanese came into the war they had few accurate maps of Burma and so were instructed to take British army issue maps whenever they could.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341014419863360919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-42502268875942563292019-06-25T14:12:27.491-04:002019-06-25T14:12:27.491-04:00I knew he printed on old maps, but not where they ...I knew he printed on old maps, but not where they maps came from, though I assumed from the British Army. You may wish to example your pencil drawings closely to make absolutely sure they are not prints. McConnell often printed them rather faintly, so they can appear to be drawings when they are not. The thing to look for is a plate impression around the design.Darrel C. Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07622338980803023229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925564314841230168.post-18543233155853065052019-06-25T10:33:56.814-04:002019-06-25T10:33:56.814-04:00My family has 10 of his pencil drawings, bought by...My family has 10 of his pencil drawings, bought by my late father when serving in the Chin Hills Bn in the war. They are on the reverse of British army maps which are over printed in Japanese. The maps had been taken from the bodies of British soldiers, sent to Japan and issued to Japanese troops. McColl obtained the map paper from dead Japanese soldiers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341014419863360919noreply@blogger.com