Henry Wilson: Practical Idealist
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Henry Wilson (1864 - 1934) worked in a highly individual style, uniting influences from the Arts&Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau with his own interpretation of traditional forms, symbols and nature. This book discusses examples of his work throughout the UK and in North America, where he designed the bronze entrance doors for a leading Boston tea importer and the great West doors of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York. Of equal impact were his exhibition designs, and his influential teaching at the Royal College of Art, at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, and at the Vittoria Street School for Silversmiths and Jewellers in Birmingham. He began his career as Chief Assistant to the Gothic Revival architect J. D. Sedding, but felt increasingly drawn to the associated arts: church furnishings, sculpture, metalworking and jewellery. His remarkable achievements in these fields range from the breathtaking green marble fittings of St. Bartholomews Church in Brighton, to the...Похожие книги
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