Vanessa Bell / edited by Sarah Milroy & Ian A.C. Dejardin ; contributors, Julian Bell, Grace Brockington, Darren Clarke, Ian A.C. Dejardin, Hana Leaper, Regina Marler, Sarah Milroy, Christopher Reed, Richard Shone, Frances Spalding, Corin Sworn.
Publisher:
Philip Wilson Publishersan imprint of I.B. Taurus & Co., Ltd.,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
202 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 28 cm
Catalogue published on the occasion of the exhibition "Vanessa Bell", held at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, 8 February-4 June 2017. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Legacy / photographs by Patti Smith. Between London and Paris / Hana Leaper -- Among friends : Vanessa, Virginia and the modern portrait / Frances Spalding -- Design and experimentation : a moment in abstraction / Grace Brockington -- Still life : love, actually / Regina Marler -- At home : domestic modernism / Christopher Reed -- Pictures of women. -- The first winter / Darren Clarke ; -- Blue & green / Virginia Woolf ; -- Landscapes near and far / Julian Bell -- Pictures of women. -- A conversation / Corin Sworn ; -- Vanessa Bell's late self-portraits / Richard Shone -- Legacy / photographs by Patti Smith.
Summary:
This accompanying publication showcases the oil paintings, photographs, ceramics, fabrics, decorative screens and works on paper of Vanessa Bell in a stunning display of her vibrant and wide-ranging talent. Long overshadowed by the complexity of her family life and romantic entanglements, the editors assess Bell in the context of her relationship with sister, Virginia Woolf, and as muse and confidant to Roger Fry and Duncan Grant, but ultimately present an intrepid artist deserving of fresh consideration.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.