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Émigrés: The Transformation of Art Publishing in Britain
Anna Nyburg
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Description for Émigrés: The Transformation of Art Publishing in Britain
Hardcover. A history of Jewish emigre art publishing in Britain. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 618.
Examines the impact on the British illustrated publishing industry of émigrés from Germany and Austria in the first half of the twentieth century, looking in particular at the art publishing houses of Phaidon Press and Thames & Hudson.
Examines the impact on the British illustrated publishing industry of émigrés from Germany and Austria in the first half of the twentieth century, looking in particular at the art publishing houses of Phaidon Press and Thames & Hudson.
Product Details
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714867021
SKU
V9780714867021
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Ref
99-10
About Anna Nyburg
Anna Nyburg wrote her PhD thesis on German and Austrian refugee art publishers in Britain between the wars for the University of London. She is presently the Humanities Erasmus Coordinator, Centre for Co-curricular Studies, at Imperial College, London.
Reviews for Émigrés: The Transformation of Art Publishing in Britain
"Some of the most interesting insights are about cultural changes... Fascinating details. The most original parts of the book are the chapters on the unsung heroes of publishing: typographers, designers, printers and illustrators. [Nyburg] creates a picture of a whole visual culture. These extraordinarily cultured individuals didn't just affect art books. They made British culture, once notoriously parochial and wordy, ... Read more