Keith New
Subtitle: British modernist in stained glass
By: Diana Coulter & Robert Smith
Contributors: Smith, Robert, author; New, Keith
Publisher: Sansom & Company
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Bristol
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9781911408215
Subjects: Catalogs; Catalogues raisonnés; Glass painting and staining; Modern Art
Description: Keith New (1926-2012) was a significant pioneering British modernist stained glass artist in the 1950s and 1960s. This is the first monograph devoted to his work. It examines New's career in the first part, while the second part comprises a comprehensive catalogue of his stained glass. New's career was launched with the 1952 Royal College of Art's commission to design the nave windows for Basil Spence's Coventry Cathedral. The three-man team, led by Lawrence Lee, included Geoffrey Clarke, another pioneer in the medium. Each artist designed three windows. The commission brought New to the attention of other prominent architects, including Robert Matthew and Denys Lasdun, as well as artists and critics like John Piper and John Betjeman. Many commissions were for churches either in post-war rebuilds or in medieval buildings. Alongside these are examples in significant public buildings as well as schools. Altogether there were 34 executed commissions, five of which have been wholly or partially lost. Through privileged access to the family archive as well as research in record offices, the authors have drawn together a Catalogue Raisonné of his known designs, both executed and unrealised.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-149) and index.