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18%OFFLesley Jackson - Alastair Morton and Edinburgh Weavers - 9781851776603 - V9781851776603
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Alastair Morton and Edinburgh Weavers

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Description for Alastair Morton and Edinburgh Weavers Hardcover. Edinburgh Weavers was one of the most important textile companies of the twentieth century. Alastair Morton, visionary art director of the company, commissioned a remarkable series of textiles from leading British artists. This study traces his wide-ranging career and records the history of Edinburgh Weavers and the glorious textiles it produced. Num Pages: 352 pages, 400 colour, 50 b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AFW; AKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 227 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1940.
Edinburgh Weavers was one of the most important textile companies of the twentieth century. Alastair Morton, visionary art director of the company, commissioned a remarkable series of textiles from leading British artists, including Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Elisabeth Frink, as well artist-designers, such as Marion Dorn, Ashley Havinden and Lucienne Day. Morton was also a gifted artist, textile designer and weaver in his own right. This long overdue study traces his wide-ranging career and records the history of Edinburgh Weavers and the glorious textiles it produced. Drawing on the V&A's extensive archive this impressive book features over 300 images ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
V & A Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
331
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851776603
SKU
V9781851776603
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Ref
99-50

About Lesley Jackson
Lesley Jackson is a writer, curator and design historian specializing in twentieth-century design. She has written widely on post-war design and has published several books on textiles, including Robin and Lucienne Day (2001), 20th-Century Pattern Design (2002), From Atoms to Patterns (2008), and Shirley Craven and Hull Traders (2009).

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