{"product_id":"wyndham-payne-by-paul-payne-9781788840651","title":"Wyndham Payne","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new title in ACC Art Books' celebrated Design series, presenting and reviving the work of illustrator Wyndham Payne (1884-1974).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWyndham Payne\u003c\/i\u003e's career as an illustrator began in the early 1920s, gathering momentum with a series of book illustrations for renowned Charing Cross publisher Cyril Beaumont. Working in the tradition of Claud Lovat Fraser—and others—Payne nurtured a reputation for freedom of line, illustrating books, calendars, greeting cards, and advertisements, often with toys—soldiers, model theatres, trains—as a subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAside from creating illustrations for the Beaumont Press, Payne was also commissioned by Oxford University Press and Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton, among others. For The Bodley Head, he designed covers for Agatha Christie titles, whilst his celebrated jacket for \u003ci\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/i\u003e was produced for Methuen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWyndham Payne\u003c\/i\u003e presents a detailed survey of the artist's work: lino cuts, woodcuts, drawings in pen, watercolours, silhouette painting on glass, and later, when his health became too poor for commercial work, models—including automata—for his children and grandchildren. The book also includes a fulsome biography of the artist, covering his life and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ci\u003eWyndham Payne\u003c\/i\u003e includes a biography of the illustrator written by William Connolly, offering insight and analysis of his work. Much of the illustrative material for the book has been provided by Wyndham Payne's grandson, Paul, a ceramicist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelling Points:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eA long overdue retrospective of Wyndham Payne's work\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eExplores the full breadth of Wyndham Payne's career, as illustrator, printmaker, painter and model maker\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eWork taken from the Payne family archive, including previously unpublished illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eA significant new title in ACC's award-winning Design series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e130 colour, 20 b\/w illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47253520253164,"sku":"9781788840651","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24935553482824.jpg?v=1769473582","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/wyndham-payne-by-paul-payne-9781788840651","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}