Sumptuously illustrated with 66 full color and 6 black-and-white illustrations including paintings, drawings and lithographs from both public and private collections, this publication accompanies Ben Uri's first major exhibition on Sir William Rothenstein (1872 1945) and his circle. Spanning six decades of British art, it explores Rothenstein's career and influence within the context of his (mostly younger) contemporaries including Barnett Freedman, Mark Gertler, Eric Kennington, Jacob Kramer, Albert Rutherston and Alfred Wolmark, who were all either directly influenced by or worked alongside him. Contents: 1 Samuel Shaw 'The Ideal behind the Real': William Rothenstein, Alfred Wolmark and the representation of the Whitechapel Jew, c.
1905-08 2 Sarah MacDougall 'Apropos the Younger Generation': William Rothenstein and Mark Gertler 3 Rachel Dickson From Atonement to Public Adornment: Jacob Kramer and William Rothenstein 1911-22 4 Jonathan Black Eric Kennington and William Rothenstein and the landscape of the Western Front, 1917-19 Catalogue of 38 illustrated works with accompanying texts and extra contextual works Timeline; Exhibitions list; Select Bibliography; Artists' biographies; Index; Copyright and credits.
- ISBN13 9780900157578
- Publish Date 22 June 2016 (first published 15 June 2016)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Ben Uri Gallery and Museum
- Imprint Ben Uri Gallery The London Jewish Museum of Art
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 160
- Language English