Inspiring Older Readers
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Front Cover : Great Book Jacket and Cover Design posted on 17 May 2016
One of the great, unacknowledged art forms of the 20th century is the book jacket.
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Why had I never heard of Francisco Amighetti? posted on 15 May 2016
I would consider that I have a more than average interest in all kinds of art – especially mid-twentieth century painting
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Werner Bischof posted on 01 May 2016
I feel slightly shamefaced in admitting that I knew hardly anything about Werner Bischof before I picked up this Thames and Hudson collection
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Paula Rego's Nursery Rhymes posted on 24 Apr 2016
Paula Rego was born in 1938 as a Portuguese citizen but her Anglophile parents sent her to school in the UK during the 1950s
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men posted on 20 Apr 2016
When I started to get interested in photography as a journalistic tool as well as an art form, it wasn’t long before the name of Walker Evans ..
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Narratives of a Negress posted on 12 Apr 2016
When I found this book I had no idea who Kara Walker was and I didn't recognise the style or any of the artworks
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Camera in Paris posted on 10 Apr 2016
I was really fortunate to stumble across this 1949 copy of the Focal Press edition of Camera in Paris not so long ago
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Animal Farm posted on 02 Apr 2016
Here's a a question for you: if you could bring together an author and illustrator who never met but are a perfect fit, who would you choose?
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Milton’s Paradise Lost illustrated by Gustave Doré posted on 18 Mar 2016
Gustave Doré, who died in 1883, was an artist and illustrator whose style is immediately recognisable.
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Bell's Eye posted on 08 Mar 2016
The greatest satirists seem to be able to capture the spirit of the age and are capable of shaping the cultural landscape as well as reflecting it.