{"product_id":"the-foreign-invention-of-british-leslie-primo-9780500024010","title":"The Foreign Invention of British Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo truly understand British art is to recognize the pivotal contributions of the many foreign artists who have called Britain home. Traditional narratives have long obscured foreign influence, but this radical study challenges the notion of an exceptional or exclusive British culture, and in so doing rewrites the history of Renaissance and Enlightenment-era art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBroadcaster and lecturer Leslie Primo expertly places art history in the wider political contexts of xenophobia and influence, addressing both foreign artists working in Britain and British-born artists affected by foreign cultures. From Hans Holbein to Artemisia Gentileschi, William Hogarth to Angelica Kauffman, familiar masters and lesser-known creators are situated within the multiculturalism inherent to, yet commonly dismissed by, the art world at this time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving together artists' experiences of both acclaim and adversity, \u003cem\u003eThe Foreign Invention of British Art\u003c\/em\u003e not only demonstrates how immigration and diversification are so often the driving force behind creative innovation, but also reveals the true heritage behind some of the nation's defining artworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie Primo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0500024014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780500024010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2025","brand":"Leslie Primo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46795513299199,"sku":"9780500024010","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6a8d4043-499a-444c-ac2b-2bd37fa44e9e.jpg?v=1744947836","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-foreign-invention-of-british-leslie-primo-9780500024010","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}