Charleston

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A Bloomsbury House & Garden

By Virginia Nicholson and Quentin Bell

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Charleston explores the vibrant and unconventional lives of the Bloomsbury Group, centring around their iconic country house, Charleston. Through rich narrative and personal insights, the authors delve into the art, relationships, and innovative spirit that defined a cultural shift in early 20th-century Britain.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you're captivated by the vibrant history of the Bloomsbury Group and its influence on art, literature, and modernity. It offers an intimate look into the lives of fascinating and unconventional individuals who gathered at a unique and creative haven.

Charleston

Fascinating personal account by Quentin Bell and his daughter Virginia Nicholson of this extraordinary house, its history and the lives of those who lived in it.

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Set in the heart of the Sussex Downs, Charleston Farmhouse is the most important remaining example of Bloomsbury decorative style, created by the painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant.

Quentin Bell, the younger son of Clive and Vanessa Bell, and his daughter Virginia Nicholson, tell the story of this unique house, linking it with some of the leading cultural figures who were invited there, including Vanessa's sister Virginia Woolf, the writer Lytton Strachey, the economist Maynard Keynes, and the art critic Roger Fry.

The house and garden are portrayed through Alen MacWeeney's atmospheric photographs; pictures from Vanessa Bell's family album convey the flavour of the household in its heyday.

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Charleston is celebrated for capturing the artistic and cultural legacy of the Bloomsbury Group's rural retreat in Sussex. It portrays the location as a source of inspiration and creativity, with a particular focus on its transformative influence on those who lived and worked there. With engaging insights from reviewers, the book underscores Charleston's reputation as a haven for innovation and as a testament to the enduring charm of its unique aesthetic.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780711239319

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 September 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Frances Lincoln

Edition: New Edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 200.0mm

Height: 220.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 176

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction Political Biographies Quentin Bell Virginia Nicholson

About the Author

Quentin Bell, the younger son of Clive and Vanessa Bell, grew up at Charleston, giving him an intimate knowledge of the house and its inhabitants. He was a painter, sculptor, potter and art critic, and held chairs in Fine Art and the History of Art at the universities of Leeds, Oxford and Sussex. He died in 1996.

Virginia Nicholson is the elder daughter of Quentin and Olivier Bell. After studying at Cambridge University she worked as a television researcher. She lives in Sussex near Charleston and is a member of the Charleston Committee.