Wanted - The search for the modernist murals of E. Mervyn Taylor (Hardcover)

Mervyn Taylor - wood engraver, painter, illustrator, sculptor and designer - was one of the most celebrated New Zealand artists of the 1930s to 1960s. He was highly connected to modernism and nationalism as it was expressed in New Zealand art and literature of the period. In the 1960s he created twelve murals for major new government and civic buildings erected in that era of great economic prosperity, during which New Zealand first began to loosen its apron-string ties to England. Tragically, some have been destroyed and others presumed lost - until now. This fascinating book, bursting with archival material, details the detective hunt for the murals and tells the stories of their creation. They cement Taylor's place as one of New Zealand's most significant artists, and are a celebration of the art and culture of our modernist era.

General

Imprint:	Massey University Press
Country of origin:	New Zealand
Release date:	March 2018
Editors:	Bronwyn Holloway-Smith
Dimensions:	250 x 210 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-9941415-5-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > Conservation, restoration & care of artworks Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Design styles > Modernist design & Bauhaus Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General Promotions
LSN:	0-9941415-5-6
Barcode:	9780994141552

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