Edward Bawden's London
By: Peyton Skipwith and Brian Webb
Contributors: Bawden, Edward, 1903-1989; Webb, Brian
Publisher: V&A Pub.; Distributed in North America by Harry N. Abrams
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781851776559
Subjects: In art; Illustrations; Catalogs
Description: "This... book, with almost 200 striking images, shows Bawden's unique view of the city in prints, posters, drawings, paintings, murals, and advertising material. The illustrations include early work executed while a student in the early 1920s; the Morley College murals carried out in partnership with the well-known artist Eric Ravilious; advertising work for London Transport, Fortnum & Mason, Twinings Teas, Shell, and Westminster Bank; Bawden's famous mural for the Lion & Unicorn Pavilion at the 1951 Festival of Britain; and some of his finest series of linocuts including London Monuments and London Markets"-- Publishers' description.