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Menswear
Tom Phillips
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Description for Menswear
Hardcover. 'Menswear' presents photographic postcards of men in all manner of outfits, whether formal, practical or casual, dating from around 1900 up to c. 1949. Most of the subjects are posing for portraits, displaying both their individual style and an interpretation of the fashions of the time. Series: Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive. Num Pages: 112 pages, 200. BIC Classification: AJB; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
This series celebrates the Bodleian Library's acquisition of Tom Phillips's archive of over 50,000 photographic postcards dating from the first half of the twentieth century, a period in which, thanks to the ever cheaper medium of photography, `ordinary' people could afford to own their portraits. Each title in this series is thematically assembled and designed by the artist, the covers featuring a linked painting specially created for each title from Tom Phillips's signature work, A Humument. With an illuminating foreword by Eric Musgrave, 'Menswear' presents postcards of men in all manner of outfits, whether formal, practical or ... Read more
This series celebrates the Bodleian Library's acquisition of Tom Phillips's archive of over 50,000 photographic postcards dating from the first half of the twentieth century, a period in which, thanks to the ever cheaper medium of photography, `ordinary' people could afford to own their portraits. Each title in this series is thematically assembled and designed by the artist, the covers featuring a linked painting specially created for each title from Tom Phillips's signature work, A Humument. With an illuminating foreword by Eric Musgrave, 'Menswear' presents postcards of men in all manner of outfits, whether formal, practical or ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive
Condition
New
Weight
443g
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851243785
SKU
V9781851243785
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99-50
About Tom Phillips
Tom Phillips is a major British artist who lives and works in London.
Reviews for Menswear
`The perfect gift for the sartorially discerning man.'
Susannah Frankel
The Independent
Susannah Frankel
The Independent