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Readers: Vintage People on Photo Postcards (The Bodleian Library - Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive)
Tom Phillips
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Description for Readers: Vintage People on Photo Postcards (The Bodleian Library - Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive)
Hardcover. Assembled and designed by the artist Tom Phillips from his collection of over 50,000 photographic postcards, 'Readers' shows people reading (or pretending to read) a wide variety of material from the Bible to Film Fun, either in the photographer's studio, in their own home or holidaying on the beach. Series: Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive. Num Pages: 112 pages, 203 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AJB; AJCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452. Vintage People on Photo Postcards. Series: Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive. 112 pages, 203 black & white halftones. Assembled and designed by the artist Tom Phillips from his collection of over 50,000 photographic postcards, 'Readers' shows people reading (or pretending to read) a wide variety of material from the Bible to Film Fun, either in the photographer's studio, in their own home or holidaying on the beach. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AJB; AJCP. Dimension: 202 x 184 x 17. Weight: 452.
To celebrate the acquisition of the Tom Phillips archive, the Bodleian Library has asked the artist to assemble and design a series of books drawing on his themed collection of over 50,000 photographic postcards. These encompass the first half of the twentieth century, a period in which, thanks to the ever cheaper medium of photography, ‘ordinary’ people could afford to own their portraits.
Readers shows people reading (or pretending to read) a wide variety of material from the Bible to Film Fun, either in the photographer’s studio, in their own home or holidaying on the ... Read more
To celebrate the acquisition of the Tom Phillips archive, the Bodleian Library has asked the artist to assemble and design a series of books drawing on his themed collection of over 50,000 photographic postcards. These encompass the first half of the twentieth century, a period in which, thanks to the ever cheaper medium of photography, ‘ordinary’ people could afford to own their portraits.
Readers shows people reading (or pretending to read) a wide variety of material from the Bible to Film Fun, either in the photographer’s studio, in their own home or holidaying on the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Series
Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851243594
SKU
V9781851243594
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About Tom Phillips
Tom Phillips CBE, RA, is a major British artist who lives and works in London. www.tomphillips.co.uk
Reviews for Readers: Vintage People on Photo Postcards (The Bodleian Library - Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive)
'An important contribution to social history and visual culture.'
Visual Studies
Visual Studies