Victoria and Albert Museum
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In his introductory essay, Alun Graves, Senior Curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, provides all lovers of ceramics - collectors, practitioners, historians and those interested in modern and contemporary art and crafts- with the historical context, documenting the medium's shift into an expressive, and sometimes interventionist, art form. An extensive visual catalogue, Studio Ceramics is the primary reference for 20th- century and contemporary...
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Cecil Beaton : The Royal Portraits looks back in time to tell a very modern tale: the creation of a public image. Offering a fresh appraisal of Beaton's portraits of the British royal family, taken between the 1930s and 1970s, the book explores not only the finished photographs-including some that have never been published before- but also Beaton's methods, his relationships with his sitters, and how the portraits were received. What emerges is a...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This informative and fascinating survey of Chinese fashion brings together nearly 100 items of clothing, from as early as the Shang dynasty ( c.1600-1046 BCE) to the present day. Showcasing some of the finest pieces in the V&A's dress collection, Chinese Dress in Detail reveals the exquisite embroidery, weaving and dyeing techniques and decorative motifs of these spectacular garments." --
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