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Ravilious & Co.: The Pattern of Friendship
Andy Friend
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Description for Ravilious & Co.: The Pattern of Friendship
Hardcover. A dynamic tale of art and friendship, set between the World Wars, against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world Num Pages: 336 pages, 215 illustrations, 145 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165. .
In recent years Eric Ravilious has become recognized as one of the most important British artists of the 20th century, whose watercolours and wood engravings capture an essential sense of place and the spirit of mid-century England. What is less appreciated is that he did not work in isolation, but within a much wider network of artists, friends and lovers influenced by Paul Nash’s teaching at the Royal College of Art – Edward Bawden, Barnett Freedman, Enid Marx, Tirzah Garwood, Percy Horton, Peggy Angus and Helen Binyon among them. The Ravilious group bridged the gap between fine art and design, ... Read more
In recent years Eric Ravilious has become recognized as one of the most important British artists of the 20th century, whose watercolours and wood engravings capture an essential sense of place and the spirit of mid-century England. What is less appreciated is that he did not work in isolation, but within a much wider network of artists, friends and lovers influenced by Paul Nash’s teaching at the Royal College of Art – Edward Bawden, Barnett Freedman, Enid Marx, Tirzah Garwood, Percy Horton, Peggy Angus and Helen Binyon among them. The Ravilious group bridged the gap between fine art and design, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500239551
SKU
V9780500239551
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Ref
99-4
About Andy Friend
Andy Friend first became interested in the art of Eric Ravilious and his circle while living in Australia and missing the English landscape. Two decades later, back in Sussex, he conceived and co-curated Towner’s major touring exhibition ‘Ravilious & Co.’, which attracted 100,000 visitors.
Reviews for Ravilious & Co.: The Pattern of Friendship
'Adds much new detail and factual fine-tuning to our picture of national, in contrast to international, modern art in interwar Britain' - Daily Telegraph 'Friend excels … in the glimpses he offers of the lives behind the art' - The Times 'A moving book' - Literary Review 'A lovingly researched and crafted portrait of intricately connected creative lives... New voices ... Read more