Private & Public: Finding the Modern British Garden by Paul Liss

Private & Public: Finding the Modern British Garden by Paul Liss

This catalogue examines the ways in which Modern British artists of the interwar period engaged with private and public spaces. The publication begins by exploring the private realms of artists, as many retreated to planting and painting their own gardens in the wake of the First World War. But while some withdrew, other artists sought pleasure and escapism, and amidst the rise of new technologies and popular entertainment, public gardens became arenas for a modern experience which they strove to capture.   Moreover, this catalogue explores the blurring of boundaries between private and public spaces, as the car and other modes of transport opened up areas of the countryside beyond the orbit of the railways. And then there were the houses and gardens of estates such as Garsington Manor – brought into the public eye by artists who attended the gatherings of the great chatelaine and salonnière, Lady Ottoline Morrell. So perhaps these worlds of private and public were not mutually exclusive, after all.

After gaining a first class honours degree in History of Art at Manchester, specialising in the history of picture frames  Paul was awarded a Bursary to train at Sothebys for 2 years, after which he  joined Hazlitt Gooden & Fox in 1987. He founded Liss Llewellyn in 1991.

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ISBN 13	9781739603304
ISBN 10	1739603303
Title	Private & Public: Finding the Modern British Garden
Author	Paul Liss
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Liss Llewellyn
Year published	2023-04-15
Number of pages	127
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