My Town: An Artist's Life in London

Hardback

Main Details

Title My Town: An Artist's Life in London
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Gentleman
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 238,Width 175
Category/GenreDrawing and drawings
Man-made objects depicted in art (cityscapes, machines, etc)
Illustration
Memoirs
Places and peoples - pictorial works
ISBN/Barcode 9781846149757
ClassificationsDewey:914.2104862
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Particular Books
Publication Date 5 March 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A lovely compendium of London paintings and sketches, by one of the most cherished British artists of our time David Gentleman, an iconic British illustrator and designer, has lived a lifetime in London. Drawing from over sixty years of engagement with this most well-known capital city, My Town presents London as it was and as it is today. His beautiful and intricate work - of the Thames, Hampstead Heath, Camden Town (where David Gentleman has lived in the same house for fifty years), London's parks and sights - offers us the pleasure of looking again at the everyday. Accompanied by reflections on the work of an artist, commentary on the possibilities of ink, pen and paint and personal thoughts on the ever-changing city, this is a delight for all those who flock to London.

Author Biography

David Gentleman is a painter and printmaker, working in many mediums. He has designed British postage stamps and coins, and the platform-length mural, blown up from his wood engravings, well-known to Londoners, at Charing Cross on the underground. His studio is at the top of an early Victorian house in Camden Town between the crowded, rackety Camden Lock and the green spaces of Regent's Park and Primrose Hill.