Richard Shirley Smith : the paintings & collages 1957 to 2000 / with a preface by Roy Strong.
Published / Created:
London : John Murray, in association with Studio House, 2002.
Physical Description:
148 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. ports. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"Limited edition of 140 copies signed and numbered by Shirley Smith ... Contained in a chemise are two wood engravings dating to 1961 signed and numbered by Shirley Smith: 'A Winter Night' and 'The Dark Tower,' both of which were first published in A Point of Departure by Joyce Finzi [Bain nos. 13 and 23]."--Moss.
Contents:
Preface / by Roy Strong -- Introduction / by Richard Shirley Smith -- I. Collage -- II. Pulcinella & The Commedia dell'Arte -- III. Theatrical figures & architecture -- IV. Surrealist influence -- V. Objects on the sand -- VI. Domestic still life -- VII. Classical fragments -- Various Essays: David Jones / by Richard Shirley Smith -- A painted clavichord / by Sir Evelyn Shuckburgh -- The painter as wood engraver / by Linda Saunders -- Review of the Ashmolean retrospective / by Simon Brett -- Still life with marble foot / by Ian Lowe -- Archaeological fragments / by Carolyn Leder -- Disasters of a decorator / by Richard Shirley Smith -- Appendix: List of main exhibitions -- List of trompe-l'oeil mural decorations -- List of main illustrated books -- Illustrated periodical and newspaper articles -- Illustrated sections in reference books -- Chronology -- Catalogue of framed works and three-dimensional objects.
Subject Terms:
Shirley Smith, Richard. | Painting -- Great Britain. | Collage -- Great Britain. | John Murray -- Publisher. | Studio House -- Publisher.
Form/Genre:
Wood engravings -- 2002.
Contributors:
Strong, Roy C. | Shuckburgh, Evelyn, 1909– | Saunders, Linda. | Brett, Simon, born 1943 | Lowe, Ian. | Leder, Carolyn. | Moss, Roger W., 1940– former owner. | Studio House (Firm)