Charleston : A Bloomsbury House and Garden by Virginia Nicholson and Quentin Bell (2018, Trade Paperback)-image
Charleston : A Bloomsbury House and Garden by Virginia Nicholson and Quentin Bell (2018, Trade Paperback)-image

Charleston : A Bloomsbury House and Garden by Virginia Nicholson and Quentin Bell (2018, Trade Paperback)

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Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group UK Item Width: 8 in Number of Pages: 176 Pages Genre: Literary Criticism, Art, Biography & Autobiography ISBN-13: 9780711239319 Features: New Edition Publication Year: 2018 Author: Virginia Nicholson, Quentin Bell Table Of Content: Contents Preface Dramatis Personae Ground Plans A Vanished World Clive Bell's Study The Dining Room The Kitchen The Garden Room Vanessa Bell's Bedroom The Studios Clive Bell's Bedroom The Green Bathroom The Library Maynard Keynes's Bedroom Duncan Grant's Bedroom The Spare Bedroom The Garden Suggested Further Reading Visitor Information Index Acknowledgements Edition Description: New Edition Reviews: Angelica Garnett, daughter of Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell, called Charleston 'an earthly paradise'. In this haunting book you can see why . World of Interiors Item Weight: 19.7 Oz ISBN-10: 0711239312 brand: Quarto Publishing Group UK Topic: Artists, Architects, Photographers, European, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Synopsis: Fascinating personal account by Quentin Bell and his daughter Virginia Nicholson of this extraordinary house, its history and the lives of those who lived in it. Set in the heart of the Sussex Downs, Charleston Farmhouse is the most important remaining example of Bloomsbury decorative style, created by the painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. Quentin Bell, the younger son of Clive and Vanessa Bell, and his daughter Virginia Nicholson, tell the story of this unique house, linking it with some of the leading cultural figures who were invited there, including Vanessa's sister Virginia Woolf, the writer Lytton Strachey, the economist Maynard Keynes and the art critic Roger Fry. The house and garden are portrayed through Alen MacWeeney's atmostpheric photographs; pictures from Vanessa Bell's family album convey the flavour of the household in its heyday., Set in the heart of the Sussex Downs, Charleston Farmhouse is the most important remaining example of Bloomsbury decorative style, created by the painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. Quentin Bell, the younger son of Clive and Vanessa Bell, and his daughter Virghinia Nicholson, tell the story of this unique house, linking it with some of the leading cultural figures who were invited there, including Vanessa's sister Virginia Woolf, the writer Lytton Strachey, the economist Maynard Keynes and the art critic Roger Fry. The house and garden are portrayed through Alen MacWeeney's atmostpheric photographs; pictures from Vanessa Bell's family album convey the flavour of the household in its heyday. Language: English LC Classification Number: DA690 gtin13: 9780711239319 Dewey Edition: 21 LCCN: 2018-439561 Book Title: Charleston : a Bloomsbury House and Garden Illustrator: Yes Item Height: 0.7 in Item Length: 8.7 in Dewey Decimal: 942.257082 Intended Audience: Trade Format: Trade Paperback

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