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Landscape Modernism Renounced: The career of Christopher Tunnard (1910-1979)

By: Jacques, David and Woudstra, Jan

Price: £27.00

Publisher: London and New York, Routledge: 2009

Inscription: Signed by Author(s)

Seller ID: 005634

ISBN: 0415497221

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: As New

Softcover. Condition: As new. Signed by David Jacques (one of the authors) on the title page. 263pp. Many b/w illustrations. The Canadian-born Christopher Tunnard (1910-1979) was one of the most influential figures in 20th century landscape architecture. He was a cousin of the English artist John Tunnard. This book is the first comprehensive study of his life and work. It explores his key role in the evolution of 20th century landscape architecture, tracking his changing ideology through his writings, original drawings and records, and the experience of his family, friends and colleagues.
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An Enquiry into Industrial Art in England

By: Pevsner, Nikolaus

Price: £45.00

Publisher: London, Cambridge at the University Press: 1937

Seller ID: 006930

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

NB: No dustjacket. Brown buckram with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear and light soiling to covers. Some browning to endpapers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 234pp. 24 b/w illustrations. This book, Pevsners second to be published in England, was a study of the role of the designer in the industrial process; the research produced a generally critical account of design standards in Britain. The industries studied included furniture, metalwork, pottery, textiles and wallpapers. Pevsner was subsequently employed as a buyer of modern textiles, glass and cerami...
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John Piper in the 1930s: Abstraction on the Beach

By: Spalding, Frances et al.

Price: £30.00

Publisher: London, Merrell Publishers Ltd. in association with Duwich Picture Gallery: 2003

Seller ID: 006797

ISBN: 1858942233

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Grey hardcover with title in white on spine. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with light shelfwear. 192pp. 84 colour plates. This book was published to accompany the exhibition of work by John Piper (1903-1992) held at the Dulwich Picture Gallery from 1 April to 22 June 2003 which then toured to the Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham. Marking the centenary of Piper's birth in 1903, this book uncovers the shifts in Piper's early career while working largely on the south coast of England, from a lyrical, pai...
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Keyword: modernism

Landscape Modernism Renounced: The career of Christopher Tunnard (1910-1979)

An Enquiry into Industrial Art in England

John Piper in the 1930s: Abstraction on the Beach

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