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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcnidder & Grace
ISBN-100857160508
ISBN-139780857160508
eBay Product ID (ePID)7050087207
Product Key Features
Book TitleLaura Knight : Alife
Number of Pages264 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicIndividual Artists / General, General
Publication Year2023
IllustratorYes
GenreArt
AuthorBarbara C. Morden
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight11.6 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Reviews'An overdue and engrossing life of one of the most popular British artists of the 20th century.' Rosie Broadley, Associate Curator, National Portrait Gallery
Dewey Decimal759.2
SynopsisLaura Knight (1877-1970) was one of the most distinguished women artist of the early 20th century with an international reputation. This highly readable and objective biography covers her early years in Nottingham, her relationship with her husband Harold, life in the artists colonies of Staithes on the North Yorkshire coast, her immersion in the world of ballet, the circus and theatre and her travels in Europe and America. It also examines her role as Official War Artist during World War II and recorder of the Nuremberg Trials in 1945-46. This revised and updated book offers so much more than just an account of an artist's work, it allows the reader to experience the vibrant personality of the artist as well as the darker shades of her personality. It gives this portrait of an artist depth and perspective., This revised and updated highly readable illustrated biography of the painter Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) who was one of the leading British painters of the twentieth century. The book explores her relationships, professional challenges and achievements during her lifetime., Laura Knight (1877-1970) was one of the most distinguished women artists of the early 20th century with an international reputation. This book covers her long productive career and probes the myths and fictions that have and continue to be woven around the artist. This highly readable and objective biography covers her relationship with her husband Harold, life in the artist colonies of Staithes and Newlyn, the ballet, the circus, the theater and her role as Official War Artist during World War II and recorder of the Nuremberg Trials. Barbara Morden does more than merely draw the solid lines of Dame Laura's professional and public identity, she fills in the background, expresses the light and color of Laura Knight's vibrant personality and by also exploring the darker shades of her character gives this portrait depth and perspective. If you read just one biography of Laura Knight it should be this one.
LC Classification NumberND497
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