Dimensions
169 x 245 x 9mm
Phoebe Anna Traquair was one of the most remarkable figures in the Arts and Crafts Movement and the Scottish cultural renaissance of the early twentieth century. Born in Dublin, she moved to Edinburgh in 1874 after her marriage to Dr. Ramsay Traquair. A correspondent of John Ruskin, friend of William Holman Hunt and Robert Lorimer, she pursued a successful career as an artist, designer and craft worker and achieved international recognition. This book highlights her astonishing output as an artist and includes her work in a variety of different media such as mural decoration, painting, jewellery, book illumination and embroidery. Writer and freelance curator, Elizabeth Cumming has written on British, and especially Scottish, art and design. Her books include: (as co-author) The Arts and Crafts Movement, the World of Art series (1991) and exhibition catalogues: Vincent Van Gogh for the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam and the Scottish Colourists for the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh.· SELLING POINTS: Beautiful color images including artworks previously not illustrated Published to coincide with the Arts and Crafts exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London in spring 2005 Elizabeth Cumming is an acknowledged expert on the art and life of Phoebe Anna Traquair 60 colour illustrations
