Dictionary of British Art Vol 5, 1880-1940 [Hardcover]

J. Johnson (Compiler), A. Greutzner (Compiler)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 18, 2007 | Series: Dictionary of British Art (Book 5)

Unlikely to be challenged as the standard work on the subject, British Artists 1880-1940 includes entries for a staggering 41,000 British artists who exhibited at forty-nine of the major exhibition centres and commercial galleries throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland between the years 1880-1940. While there are many books on specific artists, schools and movements, until the publication of this book there has been no basic work of reference covering the vast mass of artists who painted during the period and whose work can be found in most British homes. The arrangement of names is alphabetical, to make it as easy as possible to find the artist; where dates of birth and/or death dates are unknown, the first and last year of exhibiting has been used. The date the artist became a member of a society has been included as well as the address. ' ...a wealth of information that has never been published before... ' - Antique Monthly

Product Details

• Hardcover: 568 pages
• Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Dist; 1 edition (December 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0902028367
• ISBN-13: 978-0902028364
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.9 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,637,944 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Dictionary of British Art review, January 6, 2009

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This review is from: Dictionary of British Art Vol 5, 1880-1940 (Hardcover)

This book is fine. The seller did a fine job describing it accurately and it arrived in fine condition. The contents of the book is a quite thorough list of artists, with a little information about each of them. I was hoping that there would be more information, however. Additionally some lesser known but key artists are missing and so this is not a totally comprehensive catalogue - I guess nothing will ever be absolutely complete.