The cult of beauty : the Victorian avant-garde 1860-1900 / edited by Lynn Federle Orr and Stephen Calloway ; assisted by Esmé Whittaker.

Summary: This book focuses on a period at the end of the nineteenth century when a group of artists, architects and designers found themselves linked by the search for a new Beauty. "The Aesthetic movement", as it came to be known, united romantic bohemians such as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Mo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Legion of Honor (San Francisco, Calif.)
Victoria and Albert Museum
Musée d'Orsay
Other Authors: Calloway, Stephen
Orr, Lynn Federle, 1947-
Whittaker, Esmé
Language:English
Published: London : San Francisco : New York : V&A Publishing ; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ; Distributed in North America by Harry N. Abrams Inc., 2011.
Edition:[U.S. edition].
Subjects:
Aesthetic movement (Art) > Great Britain > Exhibitions.
Avant-garde (Aesthetics) > Great Britain > Exhibitions.
Art, English > 19th century > Exhibitions.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Physical Description:296 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Variant Title:
Victorian avant-garde1860-1900.
Format: Book

System Under Maintenance

Our Library Management System is currently under maintenance.

Holdings and item availability information is currently unavailable. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause and contact us for further assistance:

Please contact Reference and Discovery Services via their Contact Form or call them directly at: 517-353-8700 for assistance.