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An Artist's War: The Art and Letters of Morris and Alice Meredith Williams

An Artist's War: The Art and Letters of Morris and Alice Meredith Williams


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It was 24 October 1914 when Morris Meredith Williams, a man of diminutive stature first attempted to join up. It wasn't until April 1916 that the army finally allowed him to fight for his country, in the 1st Glamorgan Bantams. During a war spent in France's trenches in areas on the Somme and elsewhere, he made maps from aerial reconnaissance shots and painted camouflage, later being kept back with a small group of artists to make paintings for official record. After the war the husband and wife team were commissioned to design many memorials round the country, the concept art and final product of which are shown in this volume. In this stunning book, the Meredith Williams' art is displayed in fine style, ranging from the touching and heartfelt to the most brutal, stark images of the waste and loss of war. AUTHOR: Phyllida Shaw was left Morris Meredith Williams' sketchbooks by his second wife, her great aunt. She has worked as a researcher and writer in the cultural sector for thirty years. As a freelance journalist she has written for Museums Journal, The Guardian, The Royal Academy Magazine and the journal of the Scottish Society for Art History, among others. She has also contributed to many arts publications. The book is designed by graphic designer David Grey, who was closely involved with the awardwinning Northumbria World War I project (www.northumbriaworldwarone.co.uk) SELLING POINTS: . Beautiful illustrations Highly skilled art drawn on the front line, in the trenches between 1916 and 1919, supported by letters between artist man and sculptor wife . Unique insight into a war that drew in the arts – a full colour visual war poetry that ought to be seen by all . The couple designed a large number of memorials still standing around the country, such as twelve figures in the Scottish National War Memorial . Morris' art is widely exhibited in Scottish and Liverpool museums . Features a design based on the surname of the Corps Commander: Snow (great grandfather of Dan Snow) 300 col illustrations

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PHYLLIDA SHAW was left Morris Meredith Williams’s sketchbooks and letters by his second wife, her great aunt. She has worked as a researcher and writer in the cultural sector for thirty years. As a freelance journalist she has written for Museums Journal, Classical Music, The Royal Academy Magazine and the Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History, among others. She has also contributed to many arts publications. The book is designed by graphic designer David Grey, who is closely involved with the award-winning Northumbria World War One Commemoration Project (www.northumbriaworldwarone.co.uk).


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780750982382
  • Publisher: The History Press Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: The History Press Ltd
  • Height: 250 mm
  • Sub Title: The Art and Letters of Morris and Alice Meredith Williams
  • ISBN-10: 0750982381
  • Publisher Date: 24 May 2017
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Width: 250 mm


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