Collection: Art Theory and Education
This diverse range of vintage and rare books explores creative processes, and the role of art in society. Written by experts in their field, they inspire educators and artists, offering new perspectives that can enrich teaching methods, and foster innovation in artistic practice.
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Cubist Aesthetic Theories by Christopher Gray | Johns Hopkins | 1967 4th Edition
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L'Art de Peindre Les Figures | Animaux L'Aquarelle by G. Fraipont | H. Laurens
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Learning to Draw. Studies in the Cultural History of a Polite and Useful Art by Ann Bermingham | Yale University Press, 2000
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Areopagitica by John Milton | Typography Dept, Maidstone School of Art, 1944
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Beyond The Dovetail. Craft, Skill and Imagination | edited by Christopher Frayling | Crafts Council, 1991
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La Science des Couleurs et l’Art du Peintre by Maurice Boigey 1923
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Symbolist aesthetics and early abstract art. Sites of imaginary space by Dee Reynolds | Cambridge Studies in French 51 | Cambridge University Press, 1995
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From Science to Systems of Art by Patricia Railing | Artists Bookworks 1989
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Cambridge Opinion magazine | No. 7, March 1958 | Edited by Robin McLaren
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Cambridge Opinion magazine | No. 52, 'Revolution' | Edited by Peter Kellner, 1968
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Cambridge Opinion magazine | No. 48 Attitudes to Science | Edited by Rupert Sheldrake
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Cambridge Opinion magazine No 21 | France 1945-1960
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Cambridge Opinion magazine | No. 9, June 1958 | Edited by D.H.V. Brogan
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Cambridge Opinion magazine | No. 8, April 1958 nuclear arguments / disarmament | Edited by John Landell-Mills and David Leitch
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Painting With A Policy | Associated Lead Manufacturers Limited trade brochure | undated, presumably late 1940s-early 1950s
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Living Arts magazine 2 and 3 | Institute of Contemporary Arts, 1963 Theo Crosby
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Leaflet A Collection of Borders & Decorative Material in use in the Printing Department Guildford School of Art, undated
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Pamphlet for The De La Warr Pavilion Education Project Pavilion Trust, Bexhill-on-Sea, 1994
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The Artist & War in the 20th Century | An age of conflict | BBC Publications 1967 | Speakers Francis Hoyland and T.G. Rosenthal. Published to coincide with a BBC radio programme | signed by R.A. Dunlop
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Athene. The Journal of the Society of Education through Art | Vol 9 No 1 Winter 1958-9 | edited by Dennis Young | Herbert Read
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A Guide to the Teaching of Manuscript Writing by S.A.Golds | Blackie & Son, 1919
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The Moon Tree. An Essay on the Symbolic in Art written and illustrated by Duncan Killen | School of Design, Oxford Polytechnic, 1971 | limited edition signed and numbered
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Handbook of Window Display, William Nelson Taft | 1st Edition 2nd Impression, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1926
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What is modern painting? Alfred H. Barr | The Museum of Modern Art, New York 1945
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Art History Today by L.D. Ettlinger. An Inaugural Lecture | UCL 9 March 1961
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Versus number 3 1994. Leeds University Fine Art Department journal | Editors Heidi Reitmaier and Rob Stone
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Winchester School of Art. Fine Art Degree Show 1984. 16 to 22 June 1984 | list of students and their works
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Prospectus of Photography. The department and its facilities | Guildford School of Art, 1960s | introduction by Ifor Thomas
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Encounter magazine Volume XXVI, No.1 Jan 1966 | article on concrete poetry by Edward Lucie-Smith
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Image as Language – Aspects of British Art by Christopher Finch | Pelican, 1969
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Historic Ornament: Treatise on Decorative Art. Prehistoric, ancient, mediaeval, renaissance, art and architecture by James Ward | Chapman & Hall 1897
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The Englishness of English Art by Nikolaus Pevsner | Architectural Press, 1956
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Figures of Motion. Len Lye Selected Writings | Curnow/Horrocks, 1984 [kinetic art]
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'Cuts and Gashes Can Be Fatal'. RoSPA Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents. Public information poster. Reference number suggests a date of 1944
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Ernest Hareux: Mixing of Colours Taught By Exemplification | H. Laurens, Editeur, Paris, and Lechertier Barbe Ltd, London, c.1890-1900
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Students' Type Study Leaflets | Educational pack | The Monotype Corporation, undated
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