"Published to accompany the exhibition: Yevonde: Life and Colour, National Portrait Gallery, London, 22 June to 15 October 2023; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, 4 November2023 to 14 April 2024. Exhibition sponsored by CHANEL"--Colophon. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Director's foreword / Nicholas Cullinan -- A note from Chanel / Yana Peel -- Yevonde: true original / Clare Freestone -- Yevonde in print Lucinda Gosling - Studio -- Goddess of photography: Yevonde's self-portraits / Magdalene Keaney -- Yevonde & Vivex: The 1930s in colour / Pamela Glasson Roberts -- Colour -- Royal patronage -- Yevonde's "Goddesses' / Lizzie Broadbent -- Beyond beauty & myth: Goddesses made real / Lizzie Broadbent -- RMS Queen Mary -- 'A sprinkling of still-life phantasies' Georgia Atienza -- Modern women: Domesticity & allure / Clare Freestone -- Solarisation / Clare Freestone -- 'Some distinguished women' -- 'Only a future!' Yevonde's legacy & influence / Susanna Brown -- Chronology.
Summary:
This hardcover book accompanies our exhibition Yevonde: Life in Colour, the first exhibition dedicated to Yevonde Middleton since 1998 which explores the story of her life and career. This illustrated publication showcases the work of Yevonde, providing in-depth context to her images.-- Publisher's website.
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.