Main entry:

Willsdon, Clare A. P.

Title & Author:

Mural painting in Britain 1840-1940 : image and meaning / Clare A.P. Willsdon.

Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon, 2000.

Description:

xxxvi, 431 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.

Series:

Clarendon studies in the history of art.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-414) and index.
1. An Art extraordinaire -- 2. Royalty and Reform: State Patronage at the Palace of Westminster, 1841-1864 -- 3. Pageantry and Propaganda: Murals in the Royal Exchange and London Livery Company Halls -- 4. Pictures and Politics: State Patronage at the Palace of Westminister, 1906-1913 East Corridor and First Scheme for St. Stephen's Hall -- 5. War and Peace: State Mural Schemes, 1912-1927 -- 6. Celebrating the Empire, 1924-1938 -- 7. Patron and Icon at the Town Hall -- 8. Ecclesiastical Murals -- 9. Mind and Body: Education and Welfare Murals -- 10. Private Houses -- 11. Work and Play -- 12. Conclusion -- App. A. Guide to Principal Techniques and Media Used, 1840-1940 -- App. B. Ecclesiastical Murals: Supplementary Examples -- App. C. Mind and Body: Education and Welfare Murals: Supplementary Examples -- App. D. Private Houses: Supplementary Examples -- App. E. Work and Play: Supplementary Examples

Summary:

This survey sets state, civic, commercial, church, private and other murals in their historical and cultural contexts. The book covers work by over 400 artists and numerous murals never previously documented or illustrated.

ISBN:

0198175159
9780198175155

Subject:

Mural painting and decoration, British.
Mural painting and decoration Great Britain 19th century.
Mural painting and decoration Great Britain 20th century.
Peinture et décoration murales Grande-Bretagne 19e siècle.
Peinture et décoration murales Grande-Bretagne 20e siècle.
Mural painting and decoration.
Great Britain.

Added entries:

Clarendon studies in the history of art.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 215404
Call No.: ND2728 .W5 2000
Status: Available