Followers of Fashion : Graphic Satires from the Georgian Period ; prints from the British Museum / Diana Donald.
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TextSeries: National touring exhibitionsPublication details: London : Hayward Gallery Pub., c2002.Description: 84 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 22 x 23 cmISBN: - 1853322210
- 391 BRI
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Exhibition Catalogues | 391 BRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002000356718 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This fully illustrated catalogue focuses on the fads and follies of fashion from the 1770s to the 1820s. It features satirical prints by such artists as Robert Dighton, Richard Newton, Rowlandson, Gillray and the Cruikshank dynasty, as well as a number of amateur and anonymous draughtsmen. Drawn from the collections of the British Museum's Department of Prints and Drawings, these hand-coloured etchings and mezzotints caricature the ridiculous fashions of the day, depicting and exaggerating such trends as towering hairdos, gigantic hats, tight corsets, puffed bosoms and bottoms and riots of frills. There are also fashion plates, portraits and crowd scenes included in the catalogue, as well as an illuminating introductory essay by Diana Donald, Professor of the History of Art at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Published on the occasion of \'Followers of Fashion: Graphic Satires from the Georgian Period\', a national touring exhibition organized by the Hayward Gallery, London, for the Arts Council of England, in collaboration with the Department of Prints and Drawings, British Museum. The exhibition opened at the Hatton Gallery, Newcastle ... 12 January to 10 March 2002, before touring the UK.--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references.