The Women who Shaped Modern Art in Britain

The Women Who Shaped Modern Art in Britain' tells the stories of determined women like Helen Sutherland, Margaret Gardiner, Myfanwy Piper and others, who helped to change the course of British art in the middle of the last century. Whether as friends, supporters, collectors, curators or galleristes, they played a central role in determining the emergence of artists such as Barbara Hepworth, Piet Mondrian, Alfred Wallis, Christopher Wood and Francis Bacon. Hitherto overshadowed by their male counterparts, it was their vigour and passion that set London on course as an art metropolis, the equal of Paris and New York in the 1940s-60s --

About the author

James Scott is the founder of the Arts Project at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and a retired consultant orthopedic surgeon. He is the author of several books, including The Healing Arts, also published by Unicorn.

Summary

The Women Who Shaped Modern Art in Britain tells the stories of determined women like Helen Sutherland, Margaret Gardiner, Myfanwy Piper and others, who helped to change the course of British art in the middle of the last century.

Product details

• Authors: James Scott, Scott James
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781913491871
• ISBN: 978-1-913491-87-1
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; The arts: general issues, ART / History / General, ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, The arts, History of Art, Individual artists, art monographs