A History of British Art

by Graham-Dixon, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780520223769
• ISBN10: 0520223764
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

In this thrilling journey through the British visual imagination, Andrew Graham-Dixon argues decisively against the preconception that the British are not a visual people. Starting with a revelatory account of the almost unknown masterpieces of the Catholic Middle Ages, Graham-Dixon celebrates the beauty and brilliance of Britain's artistic heritage--from Thomas Gainsborough to Damien Hirst, William Hogarth to David Hockney, John Constable to Henry Moore. Embracing not only painting and sculpture but also history, politics, architecture, and literature, Graham-Dixon writes with one simple aim: "to help myself and others to understand and love British art a little bit more."

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	7	(2)
Introduction	9	(3)
Dreams and Hammers	12	(34)
North and South	46	(34)
My Wife, My Horse and Myself	80	(44)
Modern Art	124	(36)
All Change	160	(38)
Our House	198	(42)
Notes on Works	240	(9)
Further Reading	249	(2)
Notes on Sources	251	(2)
Index	253	(3)
Picture Credits	256