{"product_id":"laura-knight-anthony-spira-9781781301111","title":"Laura Knight: A Panoramic View","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major survey of Dame Laura Knight, first female Royal Academician and popular British artist of the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e20th century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaura Knight (1877-1970) was one of the most famous and popular English artists of the twentieth century. She was the first woman to have a solo exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, in 1965. In the following decades her realist style of painting fell out of fashion and her work become largely overlooked. A new generation has rediscovered her work, finding a contemporary resonance in her depictions of women at work, of people from marginalized communities and her contributions as a war artist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis beautifully illustrated book, which accompanies a major exhibition at MK Gallery, provides an overview of Knight's illustrious career: from her training at Nottingham Art School at the age of 13 and her time in North Yorkshire and Cornwall, to her visits to traveller communities and a segregated American hospital. It also features her circus, ballet and theatre scenes, paintings of women during the war and her late paintings of nature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe selection of over 160 works combines celebrated paintings with less known graphic and design works, including ceramics, jewellery and costumes that reflect the artist's enduring interest in the everyday activities of people from all walks of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Spira, Fay Blanchard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1781301115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781301111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Wilson Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.80h x 8.70w x 0.90d","brand":"Anthony Spira","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986626412799,"sku":"9781781301111","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6a752b84-f1bd-42c2-a24e-5365d598feb5.jpg?v=1683284471","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/laura-knight-anthony-spira-9781781301111","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}