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Peers and tiaras

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July–August 2013, no. 353

Edwardian Opulence: British Art at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century edited by Angus Trumble and Andrea Wolk Rager

Yale University Press (Inbooks), $99.95 hb, 421 pp, 9780300190250

Peers and tiaras

by
July–August 2013, no. 353

Edwardian Opulence is the book for the sumptuous survey exhibition of Edwardian art which was shown at the Yale Centre for British Art from 28 February to 2 June 2013. It is a sweeping look at the visual arts in Britain in all its manifestations during the period roughly corresponding with the reign of Edward VII. This substantial book contains important essays by the curators, Angus Trumble and Andrea Wolk Rager, as well as contributions from leading art historians such as Tim Barringer, Pamela Fletcher, Elizabeth C. Mansfield, and Alexander Nemerov. Many of the paintings, sculptures, photographs, and works of decorative art in this publication reflect the supreme self-confidence and wealth of the ruling élite at that time. However, it was also a period of dramatic change; and this too is reflected in the publication.

Anne Gray reviews 'Edwardian Opulence' edited by Angus Trumble and Andrea Wolk Rager

Edwardian Opulence: British Art at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century

edited by Angus Trumble and Andrea Wolk Rager

Yale University Press (Inbooks), $99.95 hb, 421 pp, 9780300190250

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