Walter Crane : the arts and crafts, painting, and politics, 1875-1890 / Morna O'Neill.

Title: 
Walter Crane : the arts and crafts, painting, and politics, 1875-1890 / Morna O'Neill.

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Author/Artist: 
O'Neill, Morna.
Publisher: 
New Haven : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, c2010.
Description: 
viii, 296 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Format of Material: 
Books
Subjects: 
Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 Criticism and interpretation.
Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 Political and social views.
Aesthetic movement (Art) Great Britain.
Arts and crafts movement Great Britain.
Socialism and art Great Britain History 19th century.
Bib ID: 
129675
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Location: 
Stacks
Call Number: 
N6797.C74O54 2010z
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Notes: 
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Purchase; Alibris; 2012; 2000021395
Contents: 
1. Art Reborn: Renaissance of Venus and The Fate of Persephone --
2. A fly in the web of Arachne: Europa, craft, and the origins of art --
3. "As a heroic atlas": labor and the portability of art --
4. Pandora's box: the "Sphinx-Riddle" and the politics of decoration --
5. Sleeping Beauty: freedom, aestheticism, and allegory --
Conclusion. "The Socialist ideal as a new inspiration in art".
ISBN: 
9780300167689 (cl : alk. paper)
0300167687 (cl : alk. paper)