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The first book on the Century Guild of Artists (CGA) and its influential periodical, the
Century Guild Hobby Horse. The significance of the CGA in the development of the Arts and Crafts movement and its modernist successors is assessed.
About the author
Stuart Evans was an Independent scholar and research degree supervisor. He had a long career at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London, where he helped develop the research degree programme. His published research focused on late nineteenth-/early twentieth-century furnishings, architecture and town planning, particularly in relation to the Century Guild of Artists.
Jean Liddiard taught at Central Saint Martin's for several years, followed by roles at the Imperial War Museum, the National Portrait Gallery and the National Gallery. She is now an independent lecturer, writer and curator. She is the author of
The Half-Used Life: Isaac Rosenberg Poet and Painter 1890- 1918, and has published several editions of Rosenberg's work.
Summary
The first book on the Century Guild of Artists (CGA) and its influential periodical, the Century Guild Hobby Horse. The significance of the CGA in the development of the Arts and Crafts movement and its modernist successors is assessed.
