Alastair Morton and Edinburgh Weavers
Visionary Textiles and Modern Art
Format:Hardback
Publisher:V & A Publishing
Published:6th Feb '12
£45.00
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Edinburgh Weavers was one of the most important textile companies of the twentieth century.
Alastair Morton, visionary art director of the company, commissioned a remarkable series of textiles from leading British artists, including Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Elisabeth Frink, as well artist-designers, such as Marion Dorn, Ashley Havinden and Lucienne Day. Morton was also a gifted artist, textile designer and weaver in his own right. This long overdue study traces his wide-ranging career and records the history of Edinburgh Weavers and the glorious textiles it produced. Drawing on the V&A's extensive archive this impressive book features over 300 images of artists' textiles unparalleled in quality and scope and is an invaluable resource.
ISBN: 9781851776603
Dimensions: 279mm x 203mm x 32mm
Weight: 1941g
331 pages