{"product_id":"edward-bawdens-england-victoria-and-albert-museum-by-gill-saunders-9780500480779","title":"Edward Bawden’s England (Victoria and Albert Museum)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA beautiful and informative gift book devoted to Edward Bawden's representations of England.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Bawden (1903-1989) was a printmaker, painter, illustrator and designer. He studied and later taught at the Royal College of Art, served as a war artist in WWII, and worked extensively as a commercial artist for companies including London Transport, Fortnum \u0026amp; Mason, Shell-Mex, the Folio Society, and Chatto \u0026amp; Windus. Aside from the years he spent in France, the Middle East, and North Africa while serving as a war artist, and later visits to Canada and Ireland, Bawden rarely travelled far from home. Yet, he found inspiration in the fields and farms of his native Essex, at the seaside, and in classic London scenes: Kew Gardens, the Royal Parks, the Tower of London, and St Paul's Cathedral, as well as the iron-and-glass monuments to Victorian engineering such as Liverpool Street station and the markets in Spitalfields and Smithfield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEdward Bawden’s England (Victoria and Albert Museum)\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates England as represented by Bawden in 85 works held in the V\u0026amp;A's collection, including prints, posters, drawings, paintings, murals, and advertising material. The illustrations include such early pieces as his poster \u003cem\u003eMap of the British Empire\u003c\/em\u003e for an exhibition in 1924; his mural \u003cem\u003eEnglish Garden Delights\u003c\/em\u003e, designed for the Orient Line Navigation Company in 1946; and illustrations for books including \u003cem\u003eGood Food\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Gardener's Diary\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLife in an English Village\u003c\/em\u003e. It also features advertising work for London Transport, Shell, and Fortnum \u0026amp; Mason; the poster \u003cem\u003eLifeguards\u003c\/em\u003e, created to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953; and a varied selection of linocuts and watercolours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs this book demonstrates, it was England, with its quiet landscapes, its pleasures and pastimes, its history and ceremonies, its traditions and recreations, that was the source of Bawden's finest and most engaging work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424080478444,"sku":"9780500480779","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780500480779.jpg?v=1774769213","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/edward-bawdens-england-victoria-and-albert-museum-by-gill-saunders-9780500480779","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}