Published to coincide with a major exhibition at Sir John Soane's Museum, London from October 25th 2013 - January 25th 2014, touring to The Beecroft Art Gallery, Westcliff-on-Sea, England and the British School at Rome. Alan Sorrell attended the Royal College of Art in the mid-1920s in a period that saw the emergence of Edward Bawden, Eric Ravilious, John Piper, Henry Moore and Barnett Freedman. From 1928 to 1932 he was a student at The British School at Rome, Italy; from the 1930s Sorrell painted a large cycle of murals including his celebrated Working Boats from Around the British Coast for...
Published to coincide with a major exhibition at Sir John Soane's Museum, London from October 25th 2013 - January 25th 2014, touring to The Beecroft A...
This book is published on the eve of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the launch of the War Artists Advisory Committee and the iconic War Pictures by British Artists series.
The scheme, devised by Kenneth Clark, played a vital role in both how the war was perceived at the time and how it has been perceived by future generations.
The WAAC initiative also changed the course of the careers of the 400 artists whom became involved, 37 of whom were salaried.
Brian Foss s introductory essay gives a fascinating account of the origins of the scheme and its aims and...
This book is published on the eve of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the launch of the War Artists Advisory Committee and the iconic War Pictures by ...
