Thursday 19 October 2023
The updated catalogue of the V&A’s collection of studio ceramics is well worth the wait. It is a weighty tome and the companion to Oliver Watson’s much admired 1990s catalogue. Alun Graves has...
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Monday 02 October 2023
Phoebe Traquair was a dynamo of an artist, creating many ambitious embroideries, illuminated manuscripts, easel and mural paintings, furniture decoration, enamels and bookbindings, as well as...
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Friday 08 September 2023
Crammed with excellent photographs this book aims to give a comprehensive account of the work and practice to date of a distinguished sculptor who transcends any distinction between art and...
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Thursday 10 August 2023
In the early 2000s the author of this book sensed an untold story within Haslemere’s vernacular buildings. She began to investigate the story of five local ‘Peasant Artists’ (actually moneyed and...
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Wednesday 26 July 2023
Lucy Kemp-Welch (1869-1958) was one of Britain’s foremost equestrian painters in the tradition of British impressionism. She was an expert horsewoman with an innate understanding and love of her...
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Monday 10 July 2023
Given the popularity of the distinctive hand-built, matt-glazed vessels of British studio potter John Ward (b.1938), it is surprising that until now, little has been written about his work....
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Wednesday 14 June 2023
The William Morris Society in Hammersmith, London is exploring the talents of designer John Henry Dearle (1859-1932). Dearle was William Morris's apprentice and successor at Morris & Co. Although...
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Wednesday 31 May 2023
This summer, two London venues showcase the art of eyewitness impartial reportage by the Anglo-Polish artist Feliks Topolski RA (1907-89), and his connections with the British Royal Family,...
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Tuesday 09 May 2023
Kai Kristiansen is perhaps not a household name in the world of 20th-century Danish furniture design. However, this book has a unique perspective: while born in 1929, Kai Kristiansen is still an...
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Tuesday 25 April 2023
The V&A is currently showcasing the creativity and innovation of British art potteries and their artists in South Kensington, London. `The Artistic Home’, an exhibition of items from the Ian and...
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