Full Description
This substantial survey discusses state, civic, commercial, church, private, and other murals and includes detailed case analysis of major schemes. Written by the leading authority in Britain on mural painting post 1800, it is a pioneering study and definitive reference book which covers work by over 400 artists, and numerous murals never previously documented or illustrated. British murals are set in their historical, cultural and international contexts, and the book also includes a supplementary inventory of representative examples in a wide range of locations.
Contents
1. An Art Extraordinaire; 2. Royalty and Reform; State Patronage at the Palace of Westminster, 1841-1864; 3. Pageantry and Propaganda: Murals in the Royal Exchange and London Livery Company Halls; 4. Pictures and Politics: State patronage at the Palace of Westminster, 1906-1913; 5. War and Peace: State Mural Schemes, 1912-1927; 6. Celebrating the Empire, 1924-1938; 7. Patron and Icon at the Town Hall; 8. Ecclesiastical Murals; 9. Mind and Body: Education and Welfare Murals; 10. Private Houses; 11. Work and Play; 12. Conclusion; Appendix A. Guide to Principal Techniques and Media Used, 1840-1940; Appendix B. Ecclesiastical Murals: Supplementary Examples; Appendix C. Mind and Body: Education and Welfare Murals: Supplementary Examples; Appendix D. Private Houses: Supplementary Examples; Appendix E. Work and Play: Supplementary Examples; Bibliography; Index
