Eric Ravilious : imagined realities / Alan Powers

Powers, Alan (1955-). Ravilious, Eric William (1903-1942). Imperial War Museum (Great Britain)

ISBN 10: 0856675679 / ISBN 13: 9780856675676

Published by London New York : Imperial War Museum : Philip Wilson ; Distributed in the United States by Palgrave Macmillan, 2003

About this Item

Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-141). Venue: Published to accompany an exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, London, October 2003. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, London, 22 October 2003 - 25 January 2004. Contents; Murals -- Illustration -- Design -- Watercolours -- War Paintings -- Conclusion: Imagined and Imaginal Realities. Subjects; Ravilious, Eric William (1903-1942) ; Exhibitions. Ravilious, Eric (1903-1942) Criticism and interpretation. Artists England ; Exhibitions. War artists England ; Exhibitions. War in art. Ravilious, Eric. Painting, British. Engraving, English Themes, motives. World War II, (1939-1945) ; Art and the war. Watercolor painting, English Themes, motives. Artists Great Britain. Art, English 20th century ; Catalogs. Art and Design. Eric Ravilious (1903-1942). Water-colors, English Exhibitions. Britain artist design murals illustration watercolours war paintings biography catalogue. English twentieth century art. Genres; Art. Catalogue. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Exhibition catalogs. Exhibition catalogues. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eric Ravilious : imagined realities / Alan Powers
• Publisher: London New York : Imperial War Museum : Philip Wilson ; Distributed in the United States by Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0856675679
• ISBN 13: 9780856675676
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 1 kilogram

About this title

Synopsis

The English artist Eric Ravilious (1903-42) was a painter of watercolours and murals, a book illustrator in wood engraving and lithography, and a designer of transfer-ware, pottery and porcelain.

From 1939 till his death he was an Official War Artist. This book presents a full retrospective of all aspects of his work, culminating in the final phase of his war artist work.

Ravilious is well known to a circle of collectors and admirers who feel no need to explain his work. Partly as a result of this, he has tended to remain isolated from the broader art historical narratives of the period. This book is the first sustained attempt to understand his appeal and importance using a wider artistic and historical context.

In addition to being a straight retrospective the book interprets Ravilious's work on the basis of documentary sources and more recent readings of art and ideas.

The book positions Ravilious in a European and American context of the period, identifying artists and designers whose work shows similar characteristics and require a historical grouping separate from modernism.

The combination of 'fine' and 'applied' art in Ravilious's oeuvre is explored as an exemplar of the Art and Industry movement of the inter-war period which ran parallel to modernism.

The book also deals with the questions of English identity that arise from Ravilious's work and his important role in developing new perceptions of Englishness in the period.

The book accompanies an exhibition opening at the Imperial War Museum, London, in October 2003.

About the Author

Alan Powers, the curator of this exhibition, writes on the art, architecture and design of twentieth-century Britain. He is a regular columnist of Building Design and Architectural Journal, is architectural correspondent for The Spectator and has published a number of books on architecture and design. He is also a watercolour painter and a printmaker.