Monday 10 July 2023
Given the popularity of the distinctive hand-built, matt-glazed vessels of British studio potter John Ward (b.1938), it is surprising that until now, little has been written about his work....
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Wednesday 14 June 2023
The William Morris Society in Hammersmith, London is exploring the talents of designer John Henry Dearle (1859-1932). Dearle was William Morris's apprentice and successor at Morris & Co. Although...
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Wednesday 31 May 2023
This summer, two London venues showcase the art of eyewitness impartial reportage by the Anglo-Polish artist Feliks Topolski RA (1907-89), and his connections with the British Royal Family,...
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Tuesday 09 May 2023
Kai Kristiansen is perhaps not a household name in the world of 20th-century Danish furniture design. However, this book has a unique perspective: while born in 1929, Kai Kristiansen is still an...
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Tuesday 25 April 2023
The V&A is currently showcasing the creativity and innovation of British art potteries and their artists in South Kensington, London. `The Artistic Home’, an exhibition of items from the Ian and...
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Wednesday 12 April 2023
The Yale Center for British Art is holding a free online symposium about Isokon Ltd on Thursday and Friday, April 20-21, 2023. An hour-long keynote conversation on April 20 will be followed by a...
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Monday 27 March 2023
After the fall of the Second Empire in 1870, Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie lived with their son in exile in southern England. This book focuses on Farnborough Hill from 1880, the Empress’s...
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Wednesday 01 March 2023
A free exhibition of Robert Wallace Martin and the Martin Brothers ceramics to celebrate 150 years since the opening of the pottery and 100 years since the death of Robert Wallace opens soon at...
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Thursday 02 February 2023
An exhibition which shows the influence of France in the 1920s over the architecture, decor, lifestyle, and taste of North America is now showing at La Cité Architecture & Heritage Centre in...
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Thursday 12 January 2023
This handsome volume accompanies an exhibition at the Delaware Art Museum that will travel to Sacramento and St Petersburg, Florida. It comprises a dozen essays by independent art historians and...
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