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Informationen zum Autor With a degree in Fine Art, Yvonne Jones taught art in schools and colleges before joining Wolverhampton Art Galleries and Museums in 1971, serving as Keeper of Applied Art, and then as Head of Arts & Museums. Researching, documenting and extending the town's collection of japanned papier mâché and tinware, she became aware of the breadth and importance of this field in the decorative arts. She left her post in 1994 to concentrate on a programme of original research, and is now an international authority on the subject and continues to lecture widely in both Britain and the United States. Klappentext A long overdue history of this fascinating decorative art, illustrated with stunning colour throughout. > Zusammenfassung A long overdue history of this fascinating decorative art! illustrated with stunning colour throughout. Inhaltsverzeichnis From Imitation to Innovation; Enter the Dragon!; The Lion of the District; Japanning & Decorating; Not a Bed of Roses!; Clever Accidents?; Decline of the Midlands Japanning Industry; The Birmingham Japanners; The Wolverhampton Japanners; The Bilston Japanners; Japanners in London and Oxford; Products; Other Western Japanning Centres; Appendices.
