School of Genius
School of Genius
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A researched and illustrated portrait of the development of the Royal Academy from its foundation. Through unlimited access to the wonderful archives presented in the Royal Academy Library, and interviews with senior Academicians, this book provides an accessible history of this institution.
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School of Genius by James Fenton
This landmark publication is a meticulously researched and highly illustrated portrait of the development of the Royal Academy from its foundation to the present day. Through unlimited access to the wonderful archives presented in the Royal Academy Library, and interviews with senior Academicians, James Fenton provides a scholarly yet accessible history of this unique institution. As an objective onlooker, he interweaves colourful Academy characters and intrigues with hard facts, shifts in policy and changes in direction that anticipate or respond to events of the time. In particular he looks at the Academy over the twentieth century: the storms the Academy has weathered, its successes and failures, and its hopes and plans for the future.
The poet and critic James Fenton, formerly Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford, writes a weekly arts column for the Guardian Review and is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781903973202 |
| ISBN 10 | 1903973201 |
| Title | School of Genius |
| Author | James Fenton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Royal Academy of Arts |
| Year published | 2005-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |