Eric Ravilious - Artist and Designer

More popular than ever, the work of Eric Ravilious (1903-42) is rooted in the landscape of mid-20th-century England. Now available in paperback, this best-selling book by Alan Powers, the established authority on Ravilious, is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of his art in all media - watercolour, illustration, printmaking, graphic design, textiles.

About the author

Alan Powers was Professor of Architecture and Cultural History at the University of Greenwich until 2012. His research covers a wide range of topics, including architecture, painting, typography, illustration, and textiles, and he has a particular interest in exploring new interpretations of the emergence of modernism in Britain in the 20th century. Guest curator of the centenary exhibition, Eric Ravilious: Imagined Realities, at the Imperial War Museum (2003), his other books include Britain in the series Modern Architectures in History (2007) and Curwen: Art and Print (2008).

Summary

More popular than ever, the work of Eric Ravilious (1903-42) is rooted in the landscape of mid-20th-century England. Now available in paperback, this best-selling book by Alan Powers, the established authority on Ravilious, is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of his art in all media.

Product details

• Authors: Alan Powers, Powers Alan
• Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9781848225923
• ISBN: 978-1-84822-592-3
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, History of Art, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Individual artists, art monographs, Art & design styles: c 1900 to c 1960