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OverviewWinifred Knights (1899-1947) is one of the outstanding, but until recently neglected, British women painters of the first half of the 20th century. Copiously illustrated in colour throughout, this book provides the first full account of her life and work, examining Knights’ art in the context of interwar Modernism and assessing her contribution to the revival in this period of both Decorative Painting and religious imagery. Author Sacha Llewellyn traces the artist’s career from her years at the Slade School of Art and her First World War evacuation to rural Worcestershire through to the time she spent at the British School at Rome in the early 1920s and the many commissions she completed between 1926 and 1939. Presenting the artist as the central protagonist, and with models selected from her inner circle, Knights’ paintings were deeply autobiographical. She consistently re-wrote fairy-tale and legend, Biblical narrative and Pagan mythology to explore women’s relationship to war, the natural world, working communities, marriage, motherhood and death. Drawing on previously unpublished documentary material, including letters, diaries, sketchbooks and photographs, Sacha Llewellyn makes a strong case for recognising Knights as one of the most talented artists of her generation. The book reproduces all of Knights’ major works, including her masterpiece, The Deluge, which is among the most remarked upon works at Tate Britain, having been on almost permanent display there since 1995. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sacha LlewellynPublisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd Imprint: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 22.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 27.00cm Weight: 1.338kg ISBN: 9781848221772ISBN 10: 1848221770 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 16 May 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsDirector's Foreword; Introduction: Winifred Knights 1899-1947: In Search of Paradise; Chapter 1: The Early Years 1899-1915; Chapter 2: The Slade School of Art (Part 1) 1915-1917; Chapter 3: Worcestershire 1917-1918; Chapter 4: The Slade School of Art (Part 2), October 1918 - September 1919; Chapter 5: The Slade (Part 3): Decorative Painting; Chapter 6: The Rome Scholarship in Decorative Painting, 1920; Chapter 7: Italy (Part 1), 1920-2; Chapter 8: Italy (Part 2), 1921-1923; Chapter 9 Italy (Part 3), 1924-1925; Chapter 10: England 1926-1933; Postscript: England 1934-1947; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index.Reviews'This captivating show and excellent catalogue are a remarkable tribute' Evening Standard Author InformationSacha Llewellyn is an independent researcher and curator and Director of Liss Llewellyn Fine Art with a particular interest in the Rome Scholars, 1913–30, the Art of the First World War and interwar British modernism. She is guest curator of the Winifred Knights survey show at the Dulwich Picture Gallery (2016) and author of essays on Colin Gill and Knights’ The Deluge in British Murals and Decorative Painting, 1920–60 (2013). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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