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3 A.m
A beautifully produced volume collecting together images and texts that explore the art and culture surrounding our 24 hour society.
Remaking the Voyage
An Open Access edition of this book will be available on theLiverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library on publication. 'Whoever thought they would one day be able to read Malcolm Lowry's fabled novel ofthe 1930s and 40s, In Ballast to theWhite Sea? Lord knows, I didn't' - Michael Hofmann, TLS This book breaks new ground in studies of the Britishnovelist Malcolm Lowry (1909-57), as the first collection of new essaysproduced in response to the publication in 2014 of a scholarly edition ofLowry's 'lost' novel, In Ballast to theWhite Sea. In their introduction, editors Helen Tookey and Bryan Biggsshow how the publication of In Ballastsheds new light on Lowry as both a highly politi...
Bluecoat, Liverpool
Bluecoat is a unique and much-loved Liverpool institution, its oldest city centre building. This book tells the fascinating story of its transformation from charity school to contemporary arts centre, the UK's first. Its early 18th century origins shed light on the religious and maritime mercantile environment of the growing port, whose merchants supported the school. Echoes from then are revealed in themes explored by artists in the 20th century, including slavery and colonial legacies. The predominant focus is on an inclusive building for the arts, starting with colourful bohemian society, the Sandon, who established an artistic colony in 1907, hosting significant exhibitions by the Post-I...
Art in a City Revisited
This classic text, reissued to coincide with the 800th anniversary of the City of Liverpool, was originally published in 1967. It is a milestone in the examination of urban arts movements and also provides the starting point for looking at art in Liverpool from the 1960s to the present day and beyond. Based on a survey commissioned by the Bluecoat Society of Arts, the author did something that had never before been done for a single city, and arguably has never been done since. He surveyed the history of the visual arts in the city, looked at the cultural and institutional environment in which they developed, and asked the people of Liverpool how they viewed the visual arts in Liverpool - both in terms of public art and art in enclosed spaces. Willett saw a place with strong traditions in the visual arts, with new developments associated with the city's emergence in the 1960s as a centre for music and poetry. Willett concluded with an agenda for the development of art in Liverpool, and the spirit of this imbued much of the Bluecoat's work in the decades following publication. Revised with a new introduction Art in a City is a marker for the history of the visual arts in Liverpool.
Bluecoat, Liverpool
Bluecoat is a unique and much-loved Liverpool institution, its oldest city centre building. This book tells the fascinating story of its transformation from charity school to contemporary arts centre, the UK’s first. Its early 18th century origins shed light on the religious and maritime mercantile environment of the growing port, whose merchants supported the school. Echoes from then are revealed in themes explored by artists in the 20th century, including slavery and colonial legacies. The predominant focus is on an inclusive building for the arts, starting with colourful bohemian society, the Sandon, who established an artistic colony in 1907, hosting significant exhibitions by the Post...
Remaking the Voyage
'Who ever thought they would one day be able to read Malcolm Lowry's fabled novel of the 1930s and 40s, In Ballast to the White Sea? Lord knows, I didn't' - Michael Hofmann This book breaks new ground in studies of the British novelist Malcolm Lowry (1909-57), as the first collection of new essays produced in response to the publication in 2014 of a scholarly edition of Lowry's 'lost' novel, In Ballast to the White Sea. In a detailed introduction, editors Helen Tookey and Bryan Biggs show how the publication of In Ballast sheds new light on Lowry as both a highly political writer and a writer deeply influenced by his native Merseyside, as his protagonist Sigbjørn Hansen-Tarnmoor walks the s...
Liverpool
Ranging widely across a century of politics, music, football, theatre, architecture and art, this title concludes with a look at the contemporary city and asks what role radicalism can play in the future of Liverpool.
The Biggs Genealogy
John Biggs was born 8 January 1804 in Welford, Northampton, England. His parents were Joseph Biggs and Elizabeth Peck. He married Jane Gurney, daughter of Benjamin Gurney and Mary Arthur in about 1832. They had nine children. They emigrated in 1833 and settled in Illinois. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in England, Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, California and Oregon.
Before the Windrush
A fascinating study that examines Liverpool’s mixed population and its approach to race relations, in order to provide historical context and perspective to debates about Britain’s experience of empire in the twentieth century.
Malcolm Lowry
Malcolm Lowry described Liverpool as 'that terrible city whose main street is the ocean'. Born on the Wirral side of the river Mersey, Lowry's relationship to the Merseyside of his youth informs all of his writing and Liverpool itself continued to hold tremendous significance for him, even though he never returned. Published in conjunction with a festival and exhibition at Liverpool's Bluecoat arts centre celebrating Lowry's centenary, this beautifully produced book showcases a variety of creative and critical approaches to Lowry and his work, and includes twelve specially commissioned pieces of new writing. There is a particular focus on place and on journeys; contributors write from the UK, Europe, Canada and Mexico, and reflect both on Lowry's 'voyage that never ends' and on their own journeys with and through Lowry's work. The book also demonstrates the richness of Lowry's influence on contemporary visual artists and includes full colour illustrations throughout. It will be an indispensable companion for anyone interested in the creative legacy of Malcolm Lowry's life and work.
