Obituary: Gordon Cullen
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Your support makes all the difference.THE OBITUARY of Gordon Cullen (by Dan Cruickshank, 17 August) described his work as architect, thinker and writer, but made no mention of his other great gift: he was a quite outstanding artist, writes Ruari McLean. Cullen drew architecture - and especially architecture with people, because that was his particular interest - brilliantly, perhaps better than anyone in this century.
The major collection of his drawings in a book was his own Townscape, in line and tone, making as always excellent use of mechanical tints. He also provided colour-line drawings for Inside the Pub (1950); drawings for covers and illustrations for the Architectural Review and other periodicals; two exquisite line drawings for A Short Guide to St Mary Woolnoth (1955); and a variety of superb illustrative panels for the Festival of Britain. It is as an artist that I believe he will be longest remembered.
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