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Towards a Modern Art World: Studies in British Art I
Brian Allen (Ed.)
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Description for Towards a Modern Art World: Studies in British Art I
Hardcover. This is the first volume in the series "Studies in British Art" and examines the development of the London art world - its institutions and individual artists - over the past two centuries in an attempt to explain the marginal position of British modern art. Editor(s): Allen, Brian. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 49 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACV; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 940.
When the story of modern art is told, British artists are mentioned infrequently or not at all. In this book, distinguished art historians attempt to explain the marginal position of British modern art by examining the development of the London art world—its institutions and individual artists—over the past two centuries.
Chapters discuss artists as diverse as William Hogarth, Sir Joshua Reynolds, W.P. Frith, Walter Sickert, and Henry Moore and also describe academies, public exhibitions, and commercial galleries throughout the era. Introduced by David Solkin, the volume consists of contributions from Caroline Arscott, Ann Bermingham, John Brewer, Marilyn Butler, Julie ... Read more
When the story of modern art is told, British artists are mentioned infrequently or not at all. In this book, distinguished art historians attempt to explain the marginal position of British modern art by examining the development of the London art world—its institutions and individual artists—over the past two centuries.
Chapters discuss artists as diverse as William Hogarth, Sir Joshua Reynolds, W.P. Frith, Walter Sickert, and Henry Moore and also describe academies, public exhibitions, and commercial galleries throughout the era. Introduced by David Solkin, the volume consists of contributions from Caroline Arscott, Ann Bermingham, John Brewer, Marilyn Butler, Julie ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Paul Mellon Centre BA
Condition
New
Series
The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300063806
SKU
V9780300063806
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About Brian Allen (Ed.)
Brian Allen is director of studies at the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, London.
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