The Beggarstaff Posters The Work Of James Pryde and William Nicholson.

CAMPBELL, Colin.

ISBN 10: 1558595457 / ISBN 13: 9781558595453

Published by London: Barrie & Jenkins, [1990]., 1990

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4to. pp. 128. 6 double-sided colour plates, & 66 b/w illus. biblio. index. bds. dw. First Edition.

Seller Inventory # DMPeCAMP86

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Beggarstaff Posters The Work Of James Pryde and William Nicholson.
• Publisher: London: Barrie & Jenkins, [1990].
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1558595457
• ISBN 13: 9781558595453
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Decorative-Arts

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The Beggarstaff Posters: The Work of James Pryde and William Nicholson [hardcover] Campbell, Colin [Dec 01, 1992]

Synopsis

James Pryde and William Nicholson first made their names during the 1890s as poster designers. Under the pseudonym "J & W Beggarstaff", the two men collaborated on a series of revolutionary posters whose style was characterized by bold silhouettes, simplified forms and pure, flat colours. Their first work together was for a production of "Hamlet" in which their friend Edward Gordon Craig, took the title role, and it made them famous overnight. The Beggarstaffs' work was acclaimed by critics of the time and became sought after by collectors. By the time of the dissolution of the partnership their work had influenced many European and American designers and today they are rightly regarded as important pioneers of the modern pictorial advertisement.