51/1979

Paintings, Prints and Drawings

An interior scene with a man and woman watching the arrival of the Jarrow Marchers in London from a window, oil on canvas, signed by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale, 1936, in a gilt frame.

View of an interior with a couple watching the arrival of the Jarrow Marchers in London through a window
The Arrival of the Jarrow Marchers

painting
oil painting

51/1979

Thomas Cantrell Dugdale (artist)

1936 (painted)

London (painted)

Twentieth century (1900-1999)

oil paint
canvas
wood

painted

Painting, oil on canvas, signed by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale in the bottom right hand corner, glazed and framed in a plain gold painted frame.

This painting depicts a fashionable couple in an interior watching demonstrators on a hunger march outside during the 1936 Depression. The man is shown sitting on a sofa, smoking, while a woman to his right is shown with her back to the viewer looking out of the window at a scene of marchers. The window is framed with curtains and on the left hand side there is a side table and a framed painting on the wall. In the foreground there is a table with silverware.

Height: 76.5cm
Width: 64cm
Height: 74.4cm
Width: 61.5cm
Height: 86.5cm
Width: 74cm

seating
window treatments
tables
pictures
smoking

Label text for the digital interactive located in the Twentieth Century Paintings Gallery (September 2015- June 2017):

View of an interior with a couple watching the arrival of the Jarrow marchers in London
By Thomas Cantrell Dugdale
Oil on canvas, about 1936

In October 1936, 200 men walked almost 300 miles from Jarrow to London to petition parliament against the extreme poverty and deprivation caused by unemployment in the north east of England. In this painting the arrival of the marchers is casually watched by an affluent young woman while her indifferent companion blows smoke rings. The contrast between this wealthy couple and the impoverished marchers below highlights the social inequalities of the time.

Label text, Geffrye Museum, date unknown:
The Arrival of the Jarrow Marchers. Thomas Cantrell Dugdale, 1936. Oil on canvas.

Caption for Exploring 20th Century London website:
In October 1936, 200 men walked almost 300 miles from Jarrow to London to petition Parliament against the extreme poverty and deprivation caused by unemployment in the north east of England during the depression. In this painting the arrival of the hunger marchers is watched by an affluent young woman in evening dress through a window overlooking Piccadilly. She and her companion, who does not even turn to look at the protesters, appear unmoved by their plight. The contrast between the wealthy onlookers in the comfortable interior and the impoverished marchers in the street below clearly highlights the social inequalities of the time.

Joanna Dunham

In an email from Reggie Oliver on behalf of his wife Joanna Dunham dated 26/07/2012 he stated "we have allowed gratis full reproduction and other rights to the museum or gallery concerned". There are further details in the email about commercial use - see history file for full correspondence. Joanna Dunham is to be acknowledged as the rights holder.

The painting remains in copyright until 2027 .