Private View.
November 17, 2007
Every now and then I find a book that I really love. Private View: The Lively World Of British Art, is one of those books, the kind I often pick up and look through again and again. The book was published in 1965, and Bryan Robertson, John Russell, and Lord Snowdon are the three main contributors. I especially like the photos Snowdon took of artists working in their studios.
Many important British artists are in the book: Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Anthony Caro, Francis Bacon, Patrick Heron, Lucian Freud, and David Hockney are among the more familiar names for me.
But there are a number of others I was less familiar with who’s work really interested me, such as Alan Davie, Ceri Richards, Victor Pasmore, and Roger Hilton.
Though published in 1965 it can still be found in used book stores; a good place to check out would be the Bookman on Queen Street in Charlottetown or Abebooks.com
