Arthur Rackham: A Life With Illustration - Couverture souple

Hamilton, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1857936345 ISBN 13 : 9781857936346

Editeur : Pavilion, 1995

Synopsis

Book by Hamilton James

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In this fascinating book, art historian James Hamilton examines the work and life of the illustrator Arthur Rackham. Rackham's illustrations for works such as Rip Van Winkle, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, Alice in Wonderland and A Midsummer Night's Dream have attained the classic status of the writings themselves - indeed, in some cases they have become synonymous with them. Rackham himself, however, has previously remained a shadowy figure. As well as featuring exquisite illustrations and sketches, extracts from Rackham's correspondence and insightful commentary from James Hamilton shed new light on this much collected illustrator.

Biographie de l'auteur :

James Hamilton is University Curator at the University of Birmingham, and has worked at the Ulster Museum, Belfast, Portsmouth and Wakefield City Art Galleries, the Mappin Art Gallery in Sheffield and as a Director of the Yorkshire Contemporary Art Group. He organised a seminal Arthur Rackham exhibition at Sheffield, Bristol and the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1979/80 and has written written biographies of J. M. W. Turner, Michael Faraday and Will ... read more on our website.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pavilion
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1857936345
• ISBN 13: 9781857936346
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192