Hogarth

[tr ed p 504], charcoal, John

'Hogarth' typeset trc, artist's signature, 'John', brc. Figure fills page, unlike reproduction in trade edition. Black line on natural paper colour.

David Hogarth, Director of the Ashmolean Museum and Commander in the Arab Bureau.

pp 33/4 [tr ed p 58] - 'Not a wild man, but Mentor to all of us was Hogarth, our father confessor and adviser, who brought us the parallels and lessons of history, and moderation, and courage. To the outsiders he was peacemaker (I was all claws and teeth, and had a devil), and made us favoured and listened to, for his weighty judgement. He had a delicate sense of value, and would present clearly to us the forces hidden beneath the lousy rags and festering skins which we knew as Arabs. Hogarth was our referee, and our untiring historian, who gave us his great knowledge and careful wisdom even in the smallest things, because he believed in what we were making.'

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