Edward Ardizzone
Artist and Illustrator
$111.28
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
14 September 2016
Summary
Edward Ardizzone RA (1900-79) was one of relatively few British artists who defined the field of illustration for their generation. Although his work as an artist and illustrator was wide-ranging, it is for his illustrated children’s books, almost continuously available since they were first published from the late 1930s onwards, that he is best known. This book provides the first fully illustrated survey of Ardizzone’s work, analysing his activity as an artist and illustrator in the context …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848221826 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1848221827 |
| Author: | Alan Powers |
| Publisher: | Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 14 September 2016 |
| Weight: | 1.45kg |
| Dimensions: | 270mm x 249mm |
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Critics Review
‘Alan Powers has a keen sense of his subject’s achievement, and is seriously knowledgeable on the history, practice, and art of illustration. I think Ardizzone would have approved.’ Sir Quentin Blake
About The Author
Alan Powers
Alan Powers was Professor of Architecture and Cultural History at the University of Greenwich until 2012. His books include Britain in the series Modern Architectures in History (2007), Curwen: Art and Print (2008) and Eric Ravilious: Artist and Designer (Lund Humphries, 2013)
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