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Turner - A Life
James Hamilton
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Description for Turner - A Life
Paperback. A source of inspiration for Mike Leigh's MR TURNER, in this blend of biography and art history, the author introduces Turner to a new generation, dispels many myths, and depicts him as a giant of the 19th century and a beacon for the 21st. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp B&w & 8pp Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACV; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
The definitive biography of J.M.W. Turner.
'A pleasure to read'.' A.S. BYATT
'With splendid clarity and shrewd humour, James Hamilton evokes the visceral world of a great artist and a fascinating character.' MIKE LEIGH
In 1799, aged just 24, Turner became an Associate of the Royal Academy. While influential collectors competed to buy his paintings, he travelled widely, observing landscape and people and gathering material for a cycle of images that would come to express the collective identity of Britain.
In this lucid blend of vibrant biography and acute art history, James Hamilton introduces Turner ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340628119
SKU
V9780340628119
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About James Hamilton
James Hamilton is an art historian with a passion for science too. He has curated many exhibitions, including various Turner exhibitions. He works at the University of Birmingham.
Reviews for Turner - A Life
A pleasure to read.
A.S. Byatt
Sunday Express
Hamilton's life gives us a real person ... comprehensibly human and belonging clearly in the England of his time.
Duncan Macmillan
Scotsman
Hamilton writes ... with gusto, bringing Turner to vivid three-dimensional life.
The Times
Turner was a phenomenon, a one-man artistic revolution whose ... Read more
A.S. Byatt
Sunday Express
Hamilton's life gives us a real person ... comprehensibly human and belonging clearly in the England of his time.
Duncan Macmillan
Scotsman
Hamilton writes ... with gusto, bringing Turner to vivid three-dimensional life.
The Times
Turner was a phenomenon, a one-man artistic revolution whose ... Read more