
Tate Britain Companion
A Guide to British Art
Tate Publishing(Author)
Penelope Curtis(Editor)
Tate Publishing
Published on 1. August 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-84976-033-1 (ISBN)
Description
Providing a concise accessible introduction to British art, this is published to coincide with the new chronological re-hanging of the Tate Collection at Tate Britain. With entries of on over 170 artworks, representing the unrivalled collection at Tate Britain, this handbook provides a lively and informative introduction to the story of art in Britain over the last five hundred years. Presented chronologically, the works provide a fascinating insight into British history as well as the evolution of British art. Each artwork has a descriptive entry of five hundred words.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
172 color illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 293 mm
Width: 199 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
1134 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84976-033-1 (9781849760331)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Penelope Curtis is Director at Tate Britain. Chris Stephens is Curator (Modern British Art) and Head of Displays at Tate Britain.