Artists in Newlyn and West Cornwall 1880-1940
Subtitle: Dictionary and source-book
By: Edited by Melissa Hardie
Contributors: Editorial team contributing to West Cornwall Art Archive
Publisher: Art Dictionaries Ltd (An imprint of Sansom & Co)
Published: June 22, 2009
Place of publication: Bristol
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780953260966
Subjects: Individual artists; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Cornwall; Reference; Art / Reference
Genres: Dictionary/reference
First sentence: The general purpose of any dictionary is to explain the words and topics, in an ordered fashion, of a special subject.  In this book, the subject is Newlyn, its surroundings and its special connection to artists choosing to work there, briefly or at length, in the period of about 1880 to 1939-40.
Description: By far the most comprehensive biographical survey yet published on the art and artists of the period [Newlyn, West Cornwall]...the Newlyn School has long been a remarkable British phenomenon...beautifully illustrated, with a full bibliography and essays from the pens of commentators through the generations...
Notes: Section 1: Source materials: the archive [The early years, the artists find West Cornwall, The place and the work]
Section 2: The Artists [Art & art collectives; Artists related to Newlyn A-Z; Craft-workers; Photography; Other West Cornwall artists]
Section 3: Bibliography [General reference; Cornish reference; Exhibition catalogues; Fictional representation; Websites]
Colour plates and black & white illustrations
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