L.J. Harvey and his School
by EDWARDS, Deborah ; COOKE, Glenn R
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- first
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
South Brisbane: Queensland Art Gallery, 1983. First Edition. Very good/very good. Hardcover : pp. [5] 111 [112 : foreword by Raol Mellish : illustrated throughout : brown boards with white lettering : illustrated jacket : related ephemera loosely inserted.
Head and tail of spine, corners and tail a little rubbed; jacket verso light foxed and edge at head a little creased. Lewis Jarvis (LJ) Harvey (1871 1949) was the single greatest influence on visual culture in Queensland in the first half of the twentieth century, this important artist and teacher, and his students, highlights why Harvey was such an inspirational figure.
Harvey was a distinguished modeller, woodcarver, potter and teacher active in Queensland during the first half of the twentieth century. While Harvey was a prominent figure within Queensland's Arts and Crafts Movement, his work was nationally significant, and he inspired the largest school of art pottery in Australia. - Glenn R. Cooke.
Head and tail of spine, corners and tail a little rubbed; jacket verso light foxed and edge at head a little creased. Lewis Jarvis (LJ) Harvey (1871 1949) was the single greatest influence on visual culture in Queensland in the first half of the twentieth century, this important artist and teacher, and his students, highlights why Harvey was such an inspirational figure.
Harvey was a distinguished modeller, woodcarver, potter and teacher active in Queensland during the first half of the twentieth century. While Harvey was a prominent figure within Queensland's Arts and Crafts Movement, his work was nationally significant, and he inspired the largest school of art pottery in Australia. - Glenn R. Cooke.
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- Bookseller
- Archives Fine Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14436
- Title
- L.J. Harvey and his School
- Author
- EDWARDS, Deborah ; COOKE, Glenn R
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Queensland Art Gallery
- Place of Publication
- South Brisbane
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Craftsman; Woodwork; Pottery
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