Eric Gill /anglais - Couverture souple

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9780714118192: Eric Gill /anglais
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0714118192 ISBN 13 : 9780714118192
Editeur : British Museum Press, 2011

Synopsis

Eric Gill (1882-1940) is one of the twentieth centurys most controversial artists. This illustrated introduction focuses on the clarity of Gills drawn and cut line. It explores his genius as a letter cutter, wood engraver, sculptor and typographer in the light of his refined finished drawings and preparatory sketches. Like all modernists of the early twentieth-century, he used stylised form, explicit sexuality and the influence of other cultures to position himself at the forefront of the avant-garde. An outsider and a radical, Gill nevertheless became one the establishments favourite artists, with his patrons including the Catholic Church, the Lord Chancellors office, the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal Mint, the London Underground, the BBC, the Post Office and the League of Nations. The authors illuminate here the quality, complexities and contradictions of Gills fascinating life and art.

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À propos des auteurs

Ruth Cribb is an exhibition coordinator at the Victoria and Albert Museum and is writing her PhD thesis on Eric Gill's working practices at the University of Brighton.

Joe Cribb is a specialist in the monetary history of Asia. He worked as a curator of Asian currencies at the British Museum for 40 years before retiring in 2010 as the Keeper of Coins and Medals. In 2021 he was appointed Adjunct Professor of Numismatics in the School of History and Culture at Hebei Normal University. He has authored and edited books on Chinese, Indonesian and Central and South Asian currencies and history, and introductory books on coins and many articles on Asian coins and numismatic practice.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Eric Gill (1882-1940) is one of the twentieth centurys most controversial artists. This illustrated introduction focuses on the clarity of Gills drawn and cut line. It explores his genius as a letter cutter, wood engraver, sculptor and typographer in the light of his refined finished drawings and preparatory sketches. Like all modernists of the early twentieth-century, he used stylised form, explicit sexuality and the influence of other cultures to position himself at the forefront of the avant-garde. An outsider and a radical, Gill nevertheless became one the establishments favourite artists, with his patrons including the Catholic Church, the Lord Chancellors office, the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal Mint, the London Underground, the BBC, the Post Office and the League of Nations. The authors illuminate here the quality, complexities and contradictions of Gills fascinating life and art.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
British Museum Press
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0714118192
ISBN 13 
9780714118192
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
112
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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