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The exhibition sheds light on Craig’s work and personal life and features both a comprehensive series of his published manuscripts and etchings, as well as a rich body of personal correspondences, according to the show’s curators.
The Pusey exhibition includes one of Craig’s model stages in his signature minimalist style. There is also an elegant set of nine miniature screens that evoke forest imagery through the use of abstract, intricate lines. Craig completed the work at the Arena Goldoni during his expatriate residence...
The exhibition features several of the original magazine manuscripts and a photograph of Craig at work in the office of The Mask. They are accompanied by the covers of four palm-sized issues of The Marionette, a similar magazine that Craig published for a year.
It was at The Mask that Craig met his lover Dorothy Nevile Lees, a British author and translator for Craig who remained devoted to Craig throughout her life. Even during Craig’s times of financial trouble, she supported his work at The Mask. The exhibition features several letters...
In contrast to his popularity with women, Craig’s projects were never financially successful. According to the curator of the exhibition, Beth Carroll-Horrocks, Craig frequently asked his actress mother for money, and while writing for The Mask he sold wood engravings on the side.