Winifred Knights 1899-1947
Sacha Llewellyn
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Description for Winifred Knights 1899-1947
Hardback. Provides the account of the life and work of Winifred Knights (1899-1947), the first woman to win the Prix de Rome (1920) and one of the outstanding, but until recently neglected, British women painters of the first half of the 20th century. Num Pages: 208 pages, Includes c.140 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 279 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1342.
Winifred Knights (1899-1947) is one of the outstanding, but until recently neglected, British women painters of the first half of the 20th century. Copiously illustrated in colour throughout, this book provides the first full account of her life and work, examining Knights' art in the context of interwar Modernism and assessing her contribution to the revival in this period of both Decorative Painting and religious imagery.Author Sacha Llewellyn traces the artist's career from her years at the Slade School of Art and her First World War evacuation to rural Worcestershire through to the time she spent at the British School ... Read more
Winifred Knights (1899-1947) is one of the outstanding, but until recently neglected, British women painters of the first half of the 20th century. Copiously illustrated in colour throughout, this book provides the first full account of her life and work, examining Knights' art in the context of interwar Modernism and assessing her contribution to the revival in this period of both Decorative Painting and religious imagery.Author Sacha Llewellyn traces the artist's career from her years at the Slade School of Art and her First World War evacuation to rural Worcestershire through to the time she spent at the British School ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1342g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848221772
SKU
V9781848221772
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Ref
99-2
About Sacha Llewellyn
Sacha Llewellyn is an independent researcher and curator and Director of Liss Llewellyn Fine Art with a particular interest in the Rome Scholars, 1913-30, the Art of the First World War and interwar British modernism. She is guest curator of the Winifred Knights survey show at the Dulwich Picture Gallery (2016) and author of essays on Colin Gill and Knights' ... Read more
Reviews for Winifred Knights 1899-1947
'This captivating show and excellent catalogue are a remarkable tribute' Evening Standard