Thomas Bewick: Graphic Worlds Nigel Tattersfield British Museum Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts Art General

Thomas Bewick (1753–1828) Was The Foremost Wood Engraver Not Only Of His Generation But All Subsequent Generations And Quality Work Has Remained Unsurpassed Extraordinary Woodcuts Animals Birds Made Him Famous He Dramatically Influenced Development Illustrated Book In Both England America Yet No Isolated Creative Genius Toiling An Artist’s Atelier A Trade Heart City Newcastle Upon Tyne Working At Very Moment When Industrial Revolution Beginning To Change World Exceptional Artistic Talent Engraving Shop Tasked With Similar Commissions Those Offered Hundreds Other Businesses Length Breadth Kingdom Catering For Their Local Customers Bewick’s Own However Meant That Approached Particular Flair Originality Creating Many Commercial Works Are Little Known British Museum Holds Unrivalled Collection Including From Ventures This Celebrates Skill Artist By Presenting Sixty Engravings Some Never Published Before Offering Historical Perspective Important – Even Today Often Unrealised Contributions What We Would Call Graphic Design Victorian Times Onwards Separated Regarded As Artist-Naturalist Rather Than Artist-Craftsman Actually Takes Original Approach Addressing Balance First Time Places Centre English Life Eighteenth Early Nineteenth Centuries Σελίδες: 144 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0601 Διαστάσεις: 17X17Cm