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Bicycles
Tom Phillips
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Description for Bicycles
Hardcover. This series of books draws on Tom Phillips' collection of over 50,000 photographic postcards. 'Bicycles' documents the great age of the safety bicycle which was the instrument of emancipation for women and freedom for men. Also we see competitive racers and pedalling toddlers. Series: Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive. Num Pages: 112 pages, 202 halftones. BIC Classification: AJB; AJCP; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
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. Bicycles documents the great age of the safety bicycle which was the instrument of emancipation for women and freedom for men. Also we see competitive racers and pedalling toddlers. Each book ... 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. Bicycles documents the great age of the safety bicycle which was the instrument of emancipation for women and freedom for men. Also we see competitive racers and pedalling toddlers. Each book ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Series
Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851243686
SKU
V9781851243686
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Ref
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 Bicycles
'An important contribution to social history and visual culture.'
Visual Studies
Visual Studies