The Art Guide: London (The Art Guides) - Softcover

Sam Phillips

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500289204 ISBN 13: 9780500289204

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

A fully illustrated guide to the glorious riches of London’s museums and galleries, drawing on the cream of the city’s collections to create an easily navigable, narrative history of art. The guide’s unique approach allows you to locate your favourite artist or style of art in any museum and follow this throughout the museums of London. Do you like, say, the pre-Raphaelites? This book will show you where to find their works in London, from great masterpieces of the genre on show in world-famous institutions to hidden gems housed in galleries off the beaten track. Drink in the beauty of Burne-Jones’s stained glass in the Holy Trinity Church in Sloane Street, then move on to see Millais’s Ophelia in Tate Britain; jump on the tube to Walthamstow to the William Morris Gallery, which was once Morris’s home and now displays a fine selection of pre-Raphaelite paintings. Featuring over 100 galleries, including the National Maritime Museum, the Institute of Archaeology, the National Gallery, Tate, the Saatchi Gallery and the Royal Academy of Arts, and works by such artists as Rossetti, Francis Bacon, Van Gogh and Velazquez, The Art Guide: London is the perfect guidebook for all art lovers who visit and live in the city.

About this title

Review:

`A useful publication, not least because it reminds us of the may public sculptures in street and park, in addition to the great variety of art contained within London's museums and
galleries...written in an informative, chatty style' --RA Magazine

`A treasure, and by far the broadest popular account of London's art offerings we've seen. It's one guide book you'll want to read cover to cover, as did we...An absolute essential
purchase'
--The Londonist

'A clever idea ... certainly makes you appreciate the wealth of what's on offer' --Metro

'Ditch those tired old guidebooks ... make time for these art guides which lead you round the cities according to styles of art ... will help you sate your cultural appetite' --Easy Living

'Beautifully illustrated and most importantly, wholly accessible, it's possible to see these becoming the Wallpaper* city guides for art lovers'
--Aesthetica

"They are beautifully designed and intelligently organised. Lets hope they are the first of a long series"
--Frank Whitford, The Sunday Times

'Two great guidebooks for all art lovers ... and essential reference books for anyone interested in the history of art ... well-written, informative and interesting'
--The Market

About the Author:

Sam Phillips is the former Assistant Editor of the Royal Academy of Arts Magazine, and has contributed to many publications, including Time Out, Blueprint, I-D Magazine, the Guardian and the Sunday Telegraph.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0500289204
• ISBN 13: 9780500289204
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240