Readers: Vintage People of Photo Postcards

Hardback

Main Details

Title Readers: Vintage People of Photo Postcards
Authors and Contributors      Foreword by David Lodge
By (author) Tom Phillips
SeriesPhoto Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 175
Category/GenreIndividual photographers
ISBN/Barcode 9781851243594
ClassificationsDewey:779.2
Audience
General
Illustrations 203 Halftones, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Bodleian Library
Imprint Bodleian Library
Publication Date 22 December 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

To celebrate the acquisition of the Tom Phillips archive, the Bodleian Library has asked the artist to assemble and design a series of books drawing on his themed collection of over 50,000 photographic postcards. These encompass the first half of the twentieth century, a period in which, thanks to the ever cheaper medium of photography, 'ordinary' people could afford to own their portraits. Readers shows people reading (or pretending to read) a wide variety of material from the Bible to Film Fun, either in the photographer's studio, in their own home or holidaying on the beach. This book contains 200 images chosen with the eye of a leading artist from a visually rich vein of social history. Their covers will also feature a thematically linked painting, especially created for each title, from Tom Phillips' signature work, A Humument.

Author Biography

Tom Phillips CBE, RA, is a major British artist who lives and works in London. www.tomphillips.co.uk

Reviews

'An important contribution to social history and visual culture.' * Visual Studies *