Edward Burne-Jones : the hidden humorist / John Christian.

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Christian, John, 1942-

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Language: English Publication details: London : British Museum Press, 2011.Description: 112 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cmISBN:

0714126756
9780714126753

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LOC classification:

ND497 .E39 2011

Contents:

Self-portrait -- William Morris -- Family, Friends and Enemis -- Children -- Animals -- Obesity -- Acknowledgements.

Summary: Edward Burne-Jones is renowned for his beautiful and often melancholy evocations of a mythical, literary, ancient or medieval world. It will surprise many therefore to discover that he was a talented caricaturist and comic sketch artist with an impish sense of humour. Rarely published images from the British Museum will highlight: amusing sketches from everyday life, including colourful characters at the Turkish Baths; fond and humorous caricatures of William Morris and other members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; charming extracts from Burne-Jones's illustrated 'Letters to Katie', the young daughter of a friend and witty self-portraits of an increasingly frustrated artist at work.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Vitali Hakko Kreatif Endüstriler Kütüphanesi	ND497 .E39 2011	Not for loan		008545

Self-portrait -- William Morris -- Family, Friends and Enemis -- Children -- Animals -- Obesity -- Acknowledgements.

Edward Burne-Jones is renowned for his beautiful and often melancholy evocations of a mythical, literary, ancient or medieval world. It will surprise many therefore to discover that he was a talented caricaturist and comic sketch artist with an impish sense of humour. Rarely published images from the British Museum will highlight: amusing sketches from everyday life, including colourful characters at the Turkish Baths; fond and humorous caricatures of William Morris and other members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; charming extracts from Burne-Jones's illustrated 'Letters to Katie', the young daughter of a friend and witty self-portraits of an increasingly frustrated artist at work.

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