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Recording Britain
In 1940, when the British landscape was under attack from the threat of German bombers, the Ministry of Labour, in association with the Pilgrim Trust commissioned many of Britain's artists to go out and paint a record of the changing face of the country before it was too late. The resulting pictures of market towns, agricultural landscapes, rural industries, architectural follies and wild places were given to the Victoria and Albert Museum. Originally issued as a four volume set edited by Arnold Palmer and published by Oxford University Press in assocation with the Pilgrim Trust, 1946-1949. This book presents a selection of the collection published to coincide with the exhibition held by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, from 1 August to 18 November 1990.
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Picturing Plants
This beautifully illustrated book will explore the purpose and function of the whole range of botanical art, from early woodcut herbals and painted florilegia, botanical treatises and records of new discoveries, to gardening manuals, seed catalogues and field guides for the amateur enthusiast. Drawing on a superb archive of material in the Victoria and Albert Museum, much of it hitherto unpublished, it ranges from the 15th-century printed book to the work of contemporary illustrators, taking in unique florilegia, the work of acknowledged masters such as Ehret and Redoute, and examples from China and Japan. In doing so it illuminates the complex cultural history of flowering plants, and brings a fresh approach to this perennially fascinating subject.
Bawden, Ravilious and the Artists of Great Bardfield
"This book tells the story of Great Bardfield and its artists, and their famous 'open house' exhibitions, showing how the village and neighbouring landscape nurtured a distinctive style of art, design and illustration from the 1930s to the 1970s and beyond."--Jacket.
Wallpaper in Interior Decoration
This lavishly illustrated book charts the rich history of wallpaper from the 16th century to the present day. All types of wallpaper are included as well as images of interiors, posters and sample books, providing a fascinating insight into the subject. It is an invaluable source book for anyone interested in the role of wallpaper in decorative schemes and gives a lively account of the social history of wallpaper and the part it has played in domestic living. The term 'wallpaper' encompasses everything from printed lining papers to computer-aided limited editions. It covers exquisite hand-painted papers imported from China, and dramatic French scenic decorations, as well as the perennially popular designs of William Morris, the first washable machine-printed papers and embossed wallcoverings from gilt leather to Anaglypta. From modest beginnings, wallpaper developed to become a commonplace of the domestic interior, from castle to cottage, a means of transcending and enhancing the immediate architectural environment.
Vintage Travel Posters
From the restorative retreat of a palm-lined beach to the brisk breeze of Bridlington, holidaying by the sea is a pastime that's hard to beat. For over a century, be it by boat, by train, by car or by plane, we've flocked to the coast at home and abroad. Once essential advertisements, these stylish vintage posters now present a picturesque glimpse into the Golden Age of travel in the first half of the twentieth century.With 30 detachable posters, this lovingly curated collection, drawn from the V&A's renowned archive, is a celebration of a great tradition: the summer getaway. Whether you crave a leisurely luxury cruise or design inspiration, these gorgeous posters will earn their place on your wall. Packed with design classics, from striking art deco to the elegantly painterly, this poster set is an invaluable itinerary to transport you back to the sun, sea and sand.
Prints Now
Printmaking has changed radically in the past two decades- the fine art print now encompasses everything from billboards and badges to clothes, cakes and carrier bags. In a series of case studies dealing with individual artists, new media and techniques, Prints Now explores these new directions and expanded definitions. Illustrated with one hundred wide-ranging examples, it is not only an invaluable resource for collectors and students of the new, but a revelation about the possibilities and potential of this infinitely flexible, infinitely accessible art form. It is the first general survey of contemporary printmaking to be published for ten years.
Walls are Talking
Featuring works by more than 30 international artists, including Sonia Boyce, Thomas Demand, Robert Gober, Damien Hirst, Abigail Lane, Francesco Simeti, and Niki de Saint Phalle, this collection puts wallpaper in context by showing how historic wallpaper motifs, styles, and methods are used in contemporary art and how existing patterns have been adapted and subverted to telling effect. Inherently ephemeral and often overlooked, wallpaper has hardly been the most obvious medium for a contemporary avant-garde artist; however, during the past two decades, artists exploring themes of home, memory, and identity have created installations with backdrops of specially designed wallpaper which has played a crucial part in the mise en scene. Some of the wallpapers are pictorial polemics that illustrate warfare or racism, and others show obvious conflicts in contemporary Western culture, in particular those associated with gender and sexuality.
High Street (Victoria and Albert Museum)
A facsimile edition of the classic High Street, which pairs the timeless illustrations of Eric Ravilious with a fascinating text by architectural historian J. M. Richards. First published in 1938, this charming book introduces the British high street. Shops include the family butcher, the cheesemonger, the baker and confectioner and the oyster bar, as well as specialized establishments such as the plumassier, the clerical outfitter and the submarine engineer. Only 2,000 copies of the original book were printed before the lithographic plates were destroyed in the London Blitz. As a result, it has become one of the most collectible of all artists' books from this period. This beautiful facsimile edition features all 24 of Ravilious's colour illustrations, and includes an essay by Gill Saunders, Senior Curator of Prints at the Victoria and Albert Museum, that sets the book in its historical context.
The Bride Stripped Bare
"The book is a study of thirteen twentieth-century artists, and of the erotic and effective sensiblities expressed in their work. Matisse's odalisques and Picasso's demoiselles, Bonnard's bathers, Balthus's Lolitas and de Kooning's harpies. By exploring the relationship between artist and model the author examines what such artists seek to express through the form of the nude, whether the result is closer to portraiture, as in the work of Lucian Freud, or violently abstract, as in Picasso. The complex relationship between biography and art is also considered in the work of Bonnard and Schiele, whose marriages radically changed their treatment of the nude."--BOOK JACKET.
