Edwin and Edward

In writing the previous post I thought how Edwin Smith’s photos looked like some of Edward Bawden’s Linocuts. This isn’t to strike a claim of copycat, it’s just by chance. A nice chance and so here are three instances. 

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 Edwin Smith – West Smithfield, 1953

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 Edward Bawden – Smithfield Market, 1967

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 Edwin Smith – Limetree Cottage, 1953

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 Edward Bawden – The Road to Thaxted, 1956

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 Edwin Smith – Post Office Underground Railway, 1957

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 Edward Bawden – Post Office Tube Railway, 1935