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Women & Hats: Vintage People on Photo Postcards (The Bodleian Library - Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive)
Tom Phillips
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Description for Women & Hats: Vintage People on Photo Postcards (The Bodleian Library - Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive)
Hardcover. Assembled and designed by Tom Phillips from his themed collection of over 50,000 photographic postcards, 'Women & Hats' explores the remarkable range in the world of millinery from outrageous Edwardian creations to the inventive austerities of the Second World War. Series: Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive. Num Pages: 112 pages, 202 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, 202 halftones. Assembled and designed by Tom Phillips from his themed collection of over 50,000 photographic postcards, 'Women & Hats' explores the remarkable range in the world of millinery from outrageous Edwardian creations to the inventive austerities of the Second World War. 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. Women in Hats explores the remarkable range in the world of millinery from outrageous Edwardian creations to the inventive austerities of the Second World War. This book contains 200 images chosen ... 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. Women in Hats explores the remarkable range in the world of millinery from outrageous Edwardian creations to the inventive austerities of the Second World War. This book contains 200 images chosen ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive
Condition
New
Weight
451g
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851243624
SKU
V9781851243624
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99-50
About Tom Phillips
Tom Phillips CBE, RA, is a major British artist who lives and works in London. www.tomphillips.co.uk
Reviews for Women & Hats: 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
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