The tiger in the smoke : art and culture in post-war Britain / Lynda Nead.
The tiger in the smoke : art and culture in post-war Britain / Lynda Nead.
The tiger in the smoke : art and culture in post-war Britain / Lynda Nead.
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2017.
Call Numbers
GQ 2018/0682
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Language
English
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Physical content
vii, 407 pages : illustrations (some color); 27 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The tiger in the smoke -- Broken buildings and 'horrid empty spaces' -- To let in the sunlight -- Learning to think in colour -- 'Thirty thousand colour problems' -- Battersea, Whitechapel and the colours of culture -- Bill and Betty set up home -- An English Sunday afternoon -- Woman in a dressing...
Publication information
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2017.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
2017.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Taking an interdisciplinary approach that looks at film, television, and commercial advertisements as well as more traditional media such as painting, The Tiger in the Smoke provides an unprecedented analysis of the art and culture of post-war Britain. Art historian Lynda Nead presents fascinating insights into how the Great Fogs of the 1950s influ...
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Full title
The tiger in the smoke : art and culture in post-war Britain / Lynda Nead.
Portion of title
Art and culture in post-war Britain
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
GQ 2018/0682
Record Identifier
74VKVA60xR5A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVA60xR5A
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ISBN
030021460X (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
9780300214604 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
DDC
709.4109045
MMS ID
991024173011402626
