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A bold reassessment of nineteenth-century British painter and
decorative artist Edward Burne-Jones, elucidating his fundamentally
radical defiance of the Victorian age Challenging the dominant
characterization of Edward Burne-Jones as an escapist who withdrew
from the modern world into imaginary realms of his own creation,
this groundbreaking book argues that he was engaged in a
fundamentally radical defiance of the age, protesting against
imperial aggression, capitalist economic inequality, and
environmental destruction in the wake of the industrial revolution.
Harnessing the utopian power of embodied aesthetic encounters,
Burne-Jones drew inspiration from the medieval concept of dreams as
visionary states of transformation. Therefore, his art functioned
not as a retreat, but as a vehicle for revolutionary awakening.
Often characterized as a painter, this book re-centers
Burne-Jones's practice in the decorative arts, demonstrating that
he consistently interrogated the boundaries of artistic media, in
keeping with wider debates over the role of the arts in the
nineteenth century. The first scholarly monograph solely devoted to
Burne-Jones since 1973, The Radical Vision of Edward Burne-Jones
offers a thorough re-examination of his work, illuminating his
radical defiance of the artistic, social, and political hierarchies
of nineteenth-century Britain. Distributed for the Paul Mellon
Centre for Studies in British Art
The Edwardian age was as brief as the Victorian era that preceded
it was long. It has been depicted as an indolent summer afternoon
of imperial and elite complacency, but also as a period of rapid
political, economic, and artistic change, culminating in the First
World War. This magnificent book explores themes of power,
nostalgia, and a contrasting lightness of touch that characterized
the period. Issues of creation, consumption, and display are
examined through a range of objects, including portraits by Sargent
and Boldini, diamond tiaras and ostrich-feather fans, jewel-like
Autochrome color photography, and a spectacular embroidered gown
that belonged to the American-born Vicereine of India. Spanning
divides of class and geography, this book identifies opulence and
leisure as driving forces for the domestic and imperial British
economic engine in the early years of the 20th century. Published
in association with the Yale Center for British Art Exhibition
Schedule: Yale Center for British Art (02/28/13-06/02/13)
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