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Alastair Morton and Edinburgh Weavers: Visionary Textiles and Modern Art
Hardback
Main Details
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Alastair Morton and Edinburgh Weavers: Visionary Textiles and Modern Art
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Lesley Jackson
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:331 | Dimensions(mm): Height 279,Width 203 |
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Category/Genre | Textile artworks Fashion and textiles - design |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781851776603
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Classifications | Dewey:746.09410904 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
V & A Publishing
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Imprint |
V & A Publishing
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Publication Date |
6 February 2012 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Edinburgh Weavers was one of the most important textile companies of the twentieth century. Alastair Morton, visionary art director of the company, commissioned a remarkable series of textiles from leading British artists, including Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Elisabeth Frink, as well artist-designers, such as Marion Dorn, Ashley Havinden and Lucienne Day. Morton was also a gifted artist, textile designer and weaver in his own right. This long overdue study traces his wide-ranging career and records the history of Edinburgh Weavers and the glorious textiles it produced. Drawing on the V&A's extensive archive this impressive book features over 300 images of artists' textiles unparalleled in quality and scope and is an invaluable resource.
Author Biography
Lesley Jackson is a writer, curator and design historian specializing in twentieth-century design. She has written widely on post-war design and has published several books on textiles, including Robin and Lucienne Day (2001), 20th-Century Pattern Design (2002), From Atoms to Patterns (2008), and Shirley Craven and Hull Traders (2009).
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