{"product_id":"9780500480779-edward-bawdens-england","title":"Edward Bawden’s England","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful and informative gift book devoted to Edward Bawden's representations of England. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Edward 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 WW2 and worked extensively as a commercial artist for companies including London Transport, Fortnum and Mason, Shell-Mex, the Folio Society and Chatto and 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, but 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, and the iron-and-glass monuments to Victorian engineering such as Liverpool Street station and the markets in Spitalfields and Smithfield. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book 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 \u003ci\u003eMap of the British Empire\u003c\/i\u003e for an exhibition in 1924; his mural \u003ci\u003eEnglish Garden Delights\u003c\/i\u003e, designed for the Orient Line Navigation Company in 1946; illustrations for books including \u003ci\u003eGood Food\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gardener’s Diary\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife in an English Village\u003c\/i\u003e; advertising work for London Transport, Shell and Fortnum \u0026amp; Mason; the poster \u003ci\u003eLifeguards\u003c\/i\u003e, created to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953; and a varied selection of linocuts and watercolours.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40737238351969,"sku":"9780500480779","price":12.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28237376.jpg?v=1722436213","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780500480779-edward-bawdens-england","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}