Cultural Biography of William Johnstone

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The Making of British Modern Art

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Scottish artist William Johnstone (1897–1981) has been significantly overlooked in the histories of British modernism, yet his role as the progressive Principal of Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts and subsequently the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London helped shape the the work and careers of artists such as Richard Hamilton, Victor Pasmore, Nigel Henderson, Alan Davie and Eduardo Paolozzi.Drawing directly on Johnstone’s personal archive as well as a range of newly researched primary sources, Beth Williamson studies Johnstone’s ideas and his artworks within the context of his working relationships with other important British artists of the period. His dialogues with significant thinkers in the wider cultural field serve to illuminate these intellectual debates in a lively way.Williamson considers these important relationships against the background of Johnstone’s thinking and theirs, examining key texts, artworks, and moments in British art and art education in an international context, revealing Johnstone’s intellectual formation considering its significance then and now.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-02-28
Mått156 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt785 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781399540513

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Beth Williamson is an independent art historian. From 2009 to 2014 she was a Research Fellow at Tate. Her research is focused on the history of British art education, particularly in the post-war period. Previous sole authored publications include Between Art Practice and Psychoanalysis Mid-Twentieth Century: Anton Ehrenzweig in Context (Ashgate, 2015) and the co-edited volume The London Art Schools: Reforming the Art World, 1960 to Now (Tate Publishing, 2015).

List of figuresAcknowledgementsTimelineIntroduction: William Johnstone: Artist and Teacher1. Journeys: From Edinburgh to Paris, circa 1919 to 1927A Borders ChildhoodAn Edinburgh EducationWilliam Richard LethabyPatrick GeddesD’Arcy Wentworth ThompsonTo Paris and beyondAndré LhoteMethod and MaterialsElsewhere2. Landscapes: Between America and the Borders, circa 1928 to 1949ScottishnessAn international artistJohnstone in AmericaThe nineteen fortiesAbstract paintingIndustrial design3. Time: A Point in Time, 1929/1937TimeExperimentChasmChangeA Place in TimeTheosophy4. Children: From Child Art to Man Art, 1941A history of child artFroebel and CiekMarion RichardsonHerbert ReadJohnstone and R.R. TomlinsonWriting on child artCreative Art in EnglandChildren as ArtistsChild Art to Man ArtNew methods5. Art School: Camberwell (1938–46) and Central (1947–60)InterdisciplinarityResponsivenessInternationalismAdventurous Experiment6. Poets: MacDiarmid, Scott, Muir, 1930s and 1970sA New Scottish RenaissanceEndarkenment: Unreasoned Relationship with ArtRe-emergence7. Peers and Painters: Scottish Artists, 1960 to 1980A Borders ReturnAbstract LandscapesPortraits and PatronsMiraculous ObjectsPlaster ReliefsTachism8. Reflections: In Retrospect and ConclusionAppendixBibliography