The Midland Hotel - Couverture rigide

Webb, Simon; Hall, Sarah J. E.; Bracewell, Michael

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1904587615 ISBN 13 : 9781904587613

Editeur : Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2008

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Commissioned in 1932 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company, The Midland Hotel is one of the great statements, internationally, about the nature of both modernism and modernity. Its architect, Oliver Hill, put together a list of contributing artists and designers who were all first division modernist chic. With its famous carved reliefs by Eric Gill and Eric Ravilious, a mural by Edward Bawden, furnishings by Duncan Grant and rugs and mosaics by Marion Dorn, this was a hotel as not just a work of art, but a statement of modern aesthetics. Sadly, over time the art deco building became a derelict and decaying reminder of the heyday of Britain s seaside resorts until developers Urban Splash took the decision to reopen it again. This book is a unique collection of photographs and texts documenting and revealing the transformation. It records, imagines, and celebrates the bringing back to life of a much-loved building of historical and architectural importance. Simon Webb lectures in photography at the University of Chester and has exhibited in galleries across the country. Sarah Hall s novel The Electric Michelangelo set in Morecambe and Coney Island was short listed for the 2004 Man Booker Prize. Her most recent novel, The Carhullan Army, won the 2007 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. Michael Bracewell is a writer, novelist and cultural commentator. He was a Turner Prize judge in 2007.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dewi Lewis Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1904587615
• ISBN 13: 9781904587613
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 108
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