Fighting history
Subtitle: 250 years of British history painting
By: edited by Greg Sullivan ; with contributions by Dexter Dalwood and Mark Salber Phillips
Contributors: Philips, Mark Salber, contributor; Tate Britain (Gallery)
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781849763585
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: History painting; Exhibitions; English Narrative painting; History in art; 21.02 history of painting
Description: 'Fighting History' engages with the story of British history painting and its survival into contemporary practice today. Illustrated with works from the Tate collection, as well as a number of paintings from other institutions and from practicing artists, the book traces the tradition of history painting from the baroque allegory of the 17th-century court to contemporary works by Dexter Dalwood, Jeremy Deller, Michael Fullerton, and others.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition: Fighting History, Tate Britain, 9 June - 13 September 2015.
Table of contents: title: The story of British history painting / Greg Sullivan; title: What Is the history in history painting? / Mark Salber Phillips; title: Contemporary history painting / Dexter Dalwood interviewed by Greg Sullivan