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The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame, 1908 – first illustrated edition, 1931
Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows, 1908 later illustrated by Ernest Shepard The first edition of Wind in the Willows was published with a frontispiece illustration only. Later editions, illustrated by Ernest Shepard who had famously illustrated the Winnie the Pooh series, quickly became more popular. 200 of the first illustrated editions were produced and no. […]
The American Dream: pop to the present – British Museum from 9 March to 18 June
Ed Ruscha, Standard Station, 1966, Colour screenprint. Museum of Modern Art, New York © Ed Ruscha From the explosive pop art in the 1960s through to contemporary works, the Exhibition covers one of the most dynamic and turbulent periods in US history: from JFK’s assassination, Apollo 11 and Vietnam to the AIDS crisis, racism and gender politics. Featuring […]
Royal Academy – “America after the Fall: Painting in the 1930s” opens 25 February 2017
Grant Wood – American Gothic, 1930 (detail). Oil on beaver board. 78 x 65.3 cm. Friends of American Art Collection 1930.934, The Art Institute of Chicago The 1930s was a period of intense social and economic deprivation in America, starting with the Wall Street Crash (1929) which led to over a decade – the Great Depression – of high unemployment and poverty, with […]