British Prints from the Machine Age: Rhythms of Modern Life 1914-1939

British Prints from the Machine Age: Rhythms of Modern Life 1914-1939

by Clifford S. Ackley (Editor)

Synopsis

Published to accompany the exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this catalogue examines the impact of Futurism and Cubism on British modernist printmaking from the beginning of World War I to the beginning of World War II. Imagery ranges from powerful artistic impressions of the first fully mechanized war, to radical geometric abstractions, to the colourful, streamlined jazz age images of speed, sport and diversion which the Grosvenor School artists created in order to introduce a broader public to modern art and design. Interest in this era is peaking among collectors, curators and art historians and this is an ideal moment to introduce these innovative British printmakers to a wider public.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: 1
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Published: 24 Aug 2009

ISBN 10: 0500288372
ISBN 13: 9780500288375
Book Overview: Examines the impact of Futurism and Cubism on British modernist printmaking from the beginning of World War I to the beginning of World War II

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'Exhilarating' - RA Magazine
'A joy to browse' - World of Interiors
Author Bio
Clifford Ackley is Senior Curator at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.