Readers: Vintage People on Photo Postcards Contributor(s): Phillips, Tom (Author) |
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ISBN: 1851243593 ISBN-13: 9781851243594 Publisher: Bodleian Library OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Photography | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Permanent Collections - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Portraits & Selfies |
Dewey: 741.683 |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 7.16" W x 7.75" (0.99 lbs) 112 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: To celebrate the acquisition of the archive of distinguished artist Tom Phillips, the Bodleian Library asked the artist to assemble and design a series of books drawing on his themed collection of over 50,000 photographic postcards. These encompass the first half of the twentieth century, a period in which, thanks to the ever cheaper medium of photography, ordinary people could afford to own portraits of themselves. Each book in the series contains two hundred images chosen from a visually rich vein of social history. Their covers also feature thematically linked paintings, specially created for each title, from Phillips's signature work, A Humument. |
Contributor Bio(s): Phillips, Tom: - Tom Phillips is a British artist who lives and works in London. His work can be seen at www.tomphillips.co.uk. |