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Art Books & Exhibition Catalogues Private View: The Lively World of British Art, 1965
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Private View: The Lively World of British Art, 1965

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Stunning copy of Private View, the historically important, richly photographed survey of the 1960s British art world by Bryan Robertson, John Russell and Lord Snowdon. First edition with beige cloth-covered boards in near-perfect dust jacket.

Private View is a significant moment in the history of British art publishing. It documents the leading artists working in Britain during the 1960s. Richly illustrated throughout with outstanding full-page reproductions of portraits by Lord Snowdon of artists and their work, both in their homes and studios; including Patrick Caulfield, Elisabeth Frink, Barbara Hepworth, Eduardo Paolozzi, Bridget Riley, Graham Sutherland, and many, many others.

Private View was the result of several years’ collaboration between Lord Snowdon, then artistic advisor at The Sunday Times and one of the world’s greatest photographers; Bryan Robertson, who was Director of the Whitechapel Art Gallery; and art historian and critic, John Russell.


Title Private View: The Lively World of British Art
Authors: Bryan Robertson, John Russell and Lord Snowdon.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.
Publication date: 1965
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover, beige cloth-covered boards. With a near-fine dust-jacket. (First edition)
Stock Number: RB03740

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Stunning copy of Private View, the historically important, richly photographed survey of the 1960s British art world by Bryan Robertson, John Russell and Lord Snowdon. First edition with beige cloth-covered boards in near-perfect dust jacket.

Private View is a significant moment in the history of British art publishing. It documents the leading artists working in Britain during the 1960s. Richly illustrated throughout with outstanding full-page reproductions of portraits by Lord Snowdon of artists and their work, both in their homes and studios; including Patrick Caulfield, Elisabeth Frink, Barbara Hepworth, Eduardo Paolozzi, Bridget Riley, Graham Sutherland, and many, many others.

Private View was the result of several years’ collaboration between Lord Snowdon, then artistic advisor at The Sunday Times and one of the world’s greatest photographers; Bryan Robertson, who was Director of the Whitechapel Art Gallery; and art historian and critic, John Russell.


Title Private View: The Lively World of British Art
Authors: Bryan Robertson, John Russell and Lord Snowdon.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.
Publication date: 1965
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover, beige cloth-covered boards. With a near-fine dust-jacket. (First edition)
Stock Number: RB03740

Stunning copy of Private View, the historically important, richly photographed survey of the 1960s British art world by Bryan Robertson, John Russell and Lord Snowdon. First edition with beige cloth-covered boards in near-perfect dust jacket.

Private View is a significant moment in the history of British art publishing. It documents the leading artists working in Britain during the 1960s. Richly illustrated throughout with outstanding full-page reproductions of portraits by Lord Snowdon of artists and their work, both in their homes and studios; including Patrick Caulfield, Elisabeth Frink, Barbara Hepworth, Eduardo Paolozzi, Bridget Riley, Graham Sutherland, and many, many others.

Private View was the result of several years’ collaboration between Lord Snowdon, then artistic advisor at The Sunday Times and one of the world’s greatest photographers; Bryan Robertson, who was Director of the Whitechapel Art Gallery; and art historian and critic, John Russell.


Title Private View: The Lively World of British Art
Authors: Bryan Robertson, John Russell and Lord Snowdon.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.
Publication date: 1965
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover, beige cloth-covered boards. With a near-fine dust-jacket. (First edition)
Stock Number: RB03740


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