Private View at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery - Austerity and Invention: Illustration between the Wars

laylabloom Fri Sep 07, 2012 6:38 am

Private View - Austerity and Invention: Illustration between the Wars

Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 6-8pm

The long awaited sequel of the critically acclaimed 2010 exhibition 'Fancy and Imagination: Aubrey Beardsley and the Book Illustrators' will feature original sketches, artwork, prints and book illustrations from the Leeds University Library Special Collections and other Yorkshire collections.

The exhibition will trace the development of the genre and the variety of media and styles between the wars through artwork by renowned British illustrators, such as William Heath Robinson and Edward Ardizzone.

Free reception, all welcome.

The gallery will offer a full programme of related events and activities for the duration of this exhibition. For details please visit: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/gallery/events.htm

The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
Parkinson Building
Woodhouse Lane
University of Leeds
Leeds
LS2 9JT

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