Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Benson, Laurie
2. Matthieson, Sophie

Description

1. p. cm.

Summary

1. 'Modern Britain 1900-1960' presents a panoramic survey of 250 masterworks by 93 artists and traces the development of British art over six decades of tremendous change and innovation.

Subject

1. 1900-1999
2. Art, British -- 20th century

Contents

1. Director's foreword / Gerard Vaughan -- Modern Britain 1900-1960 -- Modern Britain in Australia / Gerard Vaughan -- Framing Modern Britain -- Edwardians -- Bloomsbury and Roger Fry -- Camden Town -- Gwen John and Augustus John -- John, Innes, Lees -- Blasted visions -- Walter Sickert -- The exuberant landscape -- The Seven and Five Society -- Setting the pace -- The changing face -- Glyn Philpot -- L.S. Lowry -- The nude -- Stanley Spencer -- Religious visions -- Australian surrealists -- Paul Nash -- Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson -- Art and design -- Cornwall -- John Tunnard -- Second World War -- Tristram Hillier -- Ivon Hitchens -- Neo-romanticism -- William Roberts -- Aftermath -- Exhibition checklist -- Selected bibliography.
2. Bloomsbury group -- Roger Fry -- Gwen John -- Augustus John -- James Dickson Innes -- Derwent Lees -- Walter Sickert -- Glyn Philpot -- L.S. Lowry -- Stanley Spencer -- Paul Nash -- Henry Moore -- Barbara Hepworth -- Ben Nicholson -- John Tunnard -- Tristram Hillier -- Ivon Hitchens -- William Roberts.

Owning institution

1. Harvard Library

Language

1. English

Processing action (note)

1. committed to retain