Research Catalog

Title

William Blake / Martin Myrone and Amy Concannon [curators] ; with an afterword by Alan Moore.

Publication

• Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2019.
• ©2019

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Details

Additional Authors

• Blake, William, 1757-1827
• Blake, William, 1757-1827.
• Myrone, Martin
• Concannon, Amy
• Moore, Alan, 1953-
• Princeton University Press, publisher
• Tate Britain (Gallery), host institution

Description

219 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits; 28 cm

Summary

"William Blake is a universal artist--an inspiration to visual artists, musicians, poets, and performers worldwide as well as everyone who aspires to the ideals of personal, spiritual, and creative liberty. His heroic story has inspired an invigorated generations. His personal struggles during a period of political terror and oppression, his technical innovations, and his political commitment all remain deeply relevant today. This book presents a comprehensive overview of Blake's work as a printmaker, poet, and painter, foregrounding his relationship with the art world of his time and telling the stories behind many of his most iconic images." --

Subjects

• Male artists
• Prints, English
• Watercolor painting, English
• Blake, William, 1757-1827
• Illustrated works
• Blake, William, 1757-1827 > Themes, motives
• Exhibition catalogs
• Male artists > England > 18th century > Exhibitions
• Blake, William, 1757-1827 > Criticism and interpretation
• 1700-1899
• Prints, English > 18th century > Exhibitions
• Blake, William, 1757-1827 > Exhibitions
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Male artists > England > 19th century > Exhibitions
• Themes, motives
• Prints, English > 19th century > Exhibitions
• Watercolor painting, English > 19th century > Exhibitions
• England
• Watercolor painting, English > 18th century > Exhibitions

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Exhibition catalogs.
• Illustrated works.

Note

• Appears in conjunction with an exhibition held at Tate Britain, London, September 11, 2019-February 2, 2020.
• Maps on lining papers.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208) and index.

Contents

Introduction : The making of a modern artist -- 'Blake : Be an artist!' -- Making prints, making a living -- Patronage and independence -- Independence and despair -- 'A new kind of man' -- Afterword : Heaven, hell, and the hallway at Hercules buildings / Alan Moore.

Call Number

JQF 20-971

ISBN

• 9780691198316
• 0691198314

LCCN

2019943435

OCLC

1121249859

Title

William Blake / Martin Myrone and Amy Concannon [curators] ; with an afterword by Alan Moore.

Publisher

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2019.

Copyright Date

©2019

Type of Content

text

still image

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208) and index.

Chronological Term

1700-1899

Place of Publication

United States New Jersey Princeton.

Added Author

Blake, William, 1757-1827, artist.

Blake, William, 1757-1827. Works. Selections.

Myrone, Martin, curator, author.

Concannon, Amy, curator, author.

Moore, Alan, 1953- writer of afterword.

Princeton University Press, publisher.

Tate Britain (Gallery), host institution.

Research Call Number

JQF 20-971