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Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 17:00
For six weeks, the University of Plymouth will host the exhibition in the Peninsula Arts Gallery in the Roland Levinsky Building.
Organised by Peninsula Arts, the university's public arts programme, the event is the first major show of Beryl's work since her death in May and will feature more than 70 of her works, including many rarely seen pieces, such as personal portraits and dolls.
Exhibition organisers said the event would demonstrate the unmistakable humour and charm that won Beryl Cook thousands of fans around the world, including Yoko Ono and novelist Jackie Collins.
Simon Ible, director of Peninsula Arts, said: "Plymouth was Beryl Cook's home for 40 years so it is an honour for the university to host this exhibition, which the community can enjoy."
The exhibition will be accompanied by a book called Beryl Cook, 1926-2008, published by the University of Plymouth Press. Edited by the university's Sarah Chapman and Jess Wilder of London's Portal Gallery, who have also curated the exhibition, the full-colour book catalogues all the work in the show and provides critical insights into how Beryl Cook's work is enjoyed, appreciated and understood.
The exhibition will run between Saturday November 8 and Saturday December 20.
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