{"product_id":"the-st-ives-artists-new-edition-a-biography-of-place-and-time-paperback","title":"The St Ives Artists: New Edition: A Biography of Place and Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Bird\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published by Lund Humphries in 2008, \u003ci\u003eThe St Ives Artists: A Biography of Place and Time \u003c\/i\u003ehas become the classic account of the St Ives group of artists. Our beautifully produced new edition, published in 2016, is now available in an accessible paperback format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe flourishing of international modernism in Cornwall was a unique episode in the story of modern art in Britain - perhaps anywhere in the world. No other small seaside town has been host to such a roll-call of major artists. Weaving in-depth research into a narrative of 'startling anecdotal richness', Michael Bird explores the many - often unexpected - connections between St Ives artists and broader currents in 20th-century British history. He sets the careers of international artists such as Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson, Patrick Heron and Peter Lanyon in the context of a local environment that held powerful meanings for their work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBird examines the influence of the two world wars, the birth of the Welfare State and the Cold War, the space race of the 1960s - all of which found echoes in artists' work - as well as the position of women artists in St Ives, the role of social class, and relations between artists and the community. The artists themselves emerge as vivid personalities. Do Alfred Wallis, Naum Gabo, Bernard Leach and Roger Hilton really have anything in common? The answers Michael Bird uncovers add up to a fascinating and highly readable account of the St Ives phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Bird\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent art historian. His other books for Lund Humphries are \u003ci\u003eSandra Blow \u003c\/i\u003e(2005), \u003ci\u003eBryan Wynter \u003c\/i\u003e(2010), \u003ci\u003eLynn Chadwick \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), \u003ci\u003eGeorge Fullard: Sculpture and Survival \u003c\/i\u003e(2017) and \u003ci\u003eStudio Voices: Art and Life in 20th-Century Britain \u003c\/i\u003e(2018). In 2022 he co-curated \u003ci\u003eLiving the Landscape: Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson and the Artists of St Ives\u003c\/i\u003e at Museum Belvédère, Heerenveen - the first St Ives exhibition in a European public gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.9 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53469769105715,"sku":"9781848226555","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-st-ives-artists-new-edition-a-biography-of-place-and-time-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}