Art versus industry?: New perspectives on visual and industrial cultures in nineteenth-century Britain (Studies in Design and Material Culture) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0719096464 ISBN 13: 9780719096464

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2016

Synopsis

This book is about encounters between art and industry in nineteenth-century Britain. It looks beyond the oppositions established by later interpretations of the work of John Ruskin, William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement to reveal surprising examples of collaboration – between artists, craftspeople, designers, inventors, curators, engineers and educators – during a crucial period in the formation of the cultural and commercial identity of Britain and its colonies. Across thirteen chapters by fourteen contributors, Art versus industry? explores such diverse subjects as the production of lace, the mechanical translation of sculpture, the display of stained glass, the use of the kaleidoscope in painting and pattern design, the emergence of domestic electric lighting and the development of art and design education and international exhibitions in India.

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About the Authors

Kate Nichols is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Cambridge

Rebecca Wade is a Research Fellow at the Henry Moore Institute

Gabriel Williams is in the Department of History of Art at the University of York

From the Back Cover

This book is about encounters between art and industry in nineteenth-century Britain. It looks beyond the oppositions established by later interpretations of the work of John Ruskin, William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement to reveal surprising examples of collaboration - between artists, craftspeople, designers, inventors, curators, engineers and educators - at a crucial period in the formation of the cultural and commercial identity of Britain and its colonies. Art versus industry? explores such diverse subjects as the production of lace, the mechanical translation of sculpture, the display of stained glass, the use of the kaleidoscope in painting and pattern design, the emergence of domestic electric lighting, the politics of ornament and the development of art and design education and international exhibitions in India. Its approach is as varied as its contents, often drawing on little-used primary sources and offering new perspectives on existing literature. This lively and richly illustrated volume operates across disciplines to form an essential source for those studying the histories of art and design, museum studies, the history and philosophy of science and postcolonial studies. It also has much to offer for the general reader interested in the industrial and visual cultures of the Victorian period.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719096464
• ISBN 13: 9780719096464
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: Nichols Kate, Wade Rebecca, Williams Gabriel