Joan Eardley : a sense of place / Patrick Elliott with Anne Galastro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elliott, Patrick, 1962- author.

Galastro, Anne, author.

Contributor:

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eardley, Joan--Exhibitions.

Eardley, Joan.

Painting, Scottish--20th century--Exhibitions.

Painting, Scottish.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 x 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : National Galleries of Scotland, 2016.

Summary:

Joan Eardley (1921-1963) is one of Scotland's most admired artists. During a career that lasted barely fifteen years, she concentrated on two very distinct themes: children in the Townhead area of central Glasgow, and the fishing village of Catterline, just south of Aberdeen, with its leaden skies and wild sea. The contrast between this urban and rural subject matter is self-evident, but the two are not, at heart, so very different. Townhead and Catterline were home to tight-knit communities, living under extreme pressure: Townhead suffered from overcrowding and poverty, and Catterline from depopulation brought about by the declining fishing industry. Eardley was inspired by the humanity she found in both places. These two intertwining strands are the focus of this book, which looks in detail at Eardley's working processes. Exhibition: Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (03.12.2016-21.05.2017).

Notes:

Published to accompany the exhibition held at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, from December 3, 2016- May 21, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-128).

Contains:

Eardley, Joan. Paintings. Selections.

ISBN:

9781911054023

1911054023

OCLC:

969982231