HIS
portrait of Mr. N. R. Bradshaw, former
headmaster of Lewes County Grammar School for Boys, will soon
look down from a wall of the main hall in the school. It is by
Mr. Sam Morse-Brown, of Kingston, one of the county's foremost
pastel artists. Done in three sittings, it is a good likeness of
Mr.Bradshaw, and captures one of his characteristic expressions -
one that must have inspired respect in many of his former pupils.
It shows him wearing the robes of a Master of Art.
When
County Diary called at his modern studio on Kingston Ridge, Mr.
Morse-Brown spoke of Mr.Bradshaw as a good and amusing sitter.
'He was rather reluctant at first, but now he has seen the
finished portrait he is all in favour' , said Mr. Morse-Brown who
regards it as one of his best pastels. He works with an
interesting technique, obtaining soft textures by rubbing the
colours with his fingers, and making many of the chalks himself.
The portrait will probably be unveiled at a small ceremony in
May. Mr.Bradshaw, the first headmaster of the school, retired in
July 1960, after holding the position for thirty years.