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Festival of Britain 1951: Design by Paul Rennie (Hardcover, 2007)
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Inspired by the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Festival of Britain followed soon after the austerity of the war years. The major events were focused around the twenty-seven-acre bomb site around Waterloo Station, although events happened throughout the UK. The Festival was almost immediately unfashionable amongst commentators. It was viewed with suspicion by political conservatives and quickly dismantled. An establishment orthodoxy quickly emerged that called into question the Festival's objectives. This political ambivalence towards the Festival is confounded by the popularity of the Festival amongst collectors, social historians and anybody interested in post-war British culture and society. This book is the first to present the story of the Festival of Britain, held in 1951, through its souvenirs. These objects were produced to commemorate The Tonic to the Nation. Retrospectively, they testify to the enormous popular appeal of the Festival. Festival of Britain 1951, the most recent addition to the popular Design series, places these souvenirs and objects into their historical context and explains the continuing appeal of these modest artefacts. SELLING POINTS: Lavishly illustrated, the book is an indispensable guide to the 1951 Festival of Britain, its objects and their meanings in the twenty-first century A new title in the exquisite new Design series 135 colour and 20 b/w illustrationsProduct Identifiers
PublisherACC Art Books
ISBN-139781851495337
eBay Product ID (ePID)90828046
Product Key Features
Book TitleFestival of Britain 1951: Design
AuthorPaul Rennie
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
Number of Pages96 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height216mm
Item Width142mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorPaul Rennie
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 31 Jul, 2019
All the fun of the Festival 51!
Great photos. An iconic event and a collectors dream. The prelude to the second Elizabethan age. A must have for the mid century enthusiast.Verified purchase: Yes
- 07 Jul, 2021
A fascinating book about design at the 1951 Festival of Britain.
A fascinating book about the designs used by and around the 1951 Festival of Britain.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Feb, 2021
Good overview
Good overview of the Festival, with plenty of illustrations of graphic designs, less information on product designs.Verified purchase: Yes
