John Robinette is a Memphis artist who has been described as a painter of only three things: shacks, churches, and water towers. He is widely honoured and collected in the USA. He is amongst a pantheon of artists who have tackled the subject; Charles Demuth, Rachel Whiteread, Drew Leshko, Mark Beesley and Claude Pissarro, as well as the photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher who devoted many years to documenting wasserturm.
We currently have the new BWTAS mugs for sale at a competitive £5·00 + £2·50 p&p, see here. We also, still have copies of the BWTAS 2016 Calendar for sale, now at a reduced £2·00 + £1·50 p&p, see here and also currently in stock: Barry Barton's ‘Water Towers of Britain’ - the Water Tower enthusiast’s ‘bible’ available for an incredibly low price of only £7·50 + £2·50 p&p. All other BWTAS merchandise has now sold out! All our 2012 calendars, original mugs, T-shirts have all gone. If you've got some, it's now highly sought after!
Next Event
To be confirmed… There are plans to visit at least one water tower in 2020 and also a walk along the Cromford canal that was planned 2019 — see our August Update for more details.
If you have an idea for an event, or would like to organise one, please contact us here.
ABOUT BWTAS
The British Water Tower Appreciation Society exists to connect enthusiasts of water towers to share their enjoyment of their artistic, cultural, architectural, historical, social and engineering significance. For information about joining etc. see the first introduction posting here.
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