Picture Gallery: Dudley Edwards, I’ve Got Rhythm, RedHouse Originals Gallery, Harrogate

Posted by Helen Nugent | Dec 9, 2024 | Archives

A new exhibition is coming to RedHouse Originals Gallery in Harrogate that’s guaranteed to get you moving. I Got Rhythm by renowned artist Dudley Edwards includes painting, drawing, prints and photography, the majority of which will be going on public display for the first time.

Born in Halifax in 1944, Edwards first came to prominence in the 1960s as co-founder of ground-breaking Pop collective BEV whose pop art and psychedelic murals appeared everywhere from the boutiques of Kings Road and Carnaby Street to Paul McCartney’s Magic Piano.

Main Image: Dragon detail. Photo by Martin Cook

Dudley Edwards: I Got Rhythm will be at RedHouse Original Gallery in Harrogate until October 5, 2019.

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Picture Gallery: Dudley Edwards, I’ve Got Rhythm, RedHouse Originals Gallery, Harrogate

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