{"product_id":"a-cultural-biography-of-william-beth-williamson-9781399540513","title":"A Cultural Biography of William Johnstone: The Making of British Modern Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eScottish artist William Johnstone (1897-1981) has been significantly overlooked in the histories of British modernism, yet his role as the progressive Principal of Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts and subsequently the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London helped shape the the work and careers of artists such as Richard Hamilton, Victor Pasmore, Nigel Henderson, Alan Davie and Eduardo Paolozzi.\u003cbr\u003eDrawing directly on Johnstone's personal archive as well as a range of newly researched primary sources, Beth Williamson studies Johnstone's ideas and his artworks within the context of his working relationships with other important British artists of the period. His dialogues with significant thinkers in the wider cultural field serve to illuminate these intellectual debates in a lively way.\u003cbr\u003eWilliamson considers these important relationships against the background of Johnstone's thinking and theirs, examining key texts, artworks, and moments in British art and art education in an international context, revealing Johnstone's intellectual formation considering its significance then and now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Beth Williamson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399540513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399540513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d","brand":"Beth Williamson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48450288419071,"sku":"9781399540513","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_86eb79b8-ed94-4770-b9f0-9b05a30407f8.jpg?v=1777267006","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cultural-biography-of-william-beth-williamson-9781399540513","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}