PJ Crook
19. Chicken And Egg
Tinted gesso on wood
14 x 16 x 2 1/2 in
35.5 x 40.5 x 6.5 cm
35.5 x 40.5 x 6.5 cm
£ 5,450.00
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My sister Gill and I grew up in a home where my father, who was a semi professional gambler, often brought back friends who would play cards through the night...
My sister Gill and I grew up in a home where my father, who
was a semi professional gambler, often brought back friends who would play
cards through the night for money or when that ran out, personal belongings
such as watches, clothing or even items of furniture. He once came home with a
pair of black velvet slip-on shoes with diamantes on the front that he’d won
for me; another time he cycled home carrying a tall standard lamp which some
wife will have missed from her living room next morning. So the idea that
children in communities where they have to work might play cards for a chicken
and eggs seems perfectly plausible to me.