Women & Hats: Vintage People on Photo Postcards: Vintage People of Photo Postcards - Rilegato

Phillips, Tom; Bodleian Library

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ISBN 10: 1851243623 ISBN 13: 9781851243624

Casa editrice: Bodleian Library, 2010

Riassunto

To celebrate the acquisition of the archive of distinguished artist Tom Phillips, the Bodleian Library asked the artist to assemble and design a series of books drawing on his themed collection of over 50,000 photographic postcards. These encompass the first half of the twentieth century, a period in which, thanks to the ever cheaper medium of photography, ordinary people could afford to own portraits of themselves. Each of the books in the series contains two hundred images chosen from a visually rich vein of social history. Their covers also feature thematically linked paintings, specially created for each title, from Phillips’s signature work, A Humument.

Women & Hats explores the remarkable range found in the world of millinery, from outrageous Edwardian creations to the inventive austerities of World War II. Each of these unique and visually stunning books give a rich glimpse of forgotten times and will be greatly valued by art and history lovers alike.

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L'autore:

Tom Phillips is an internationally estabalished British artist. He was born in London, where he continues to work. He is a painter, collagist, writer, and composer.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Bodleian Library
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1851243623
• ISBN 13: 9781851243624
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 112