Floralia (William Kilburn) Ultra Address Book

Paperblanks (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

144 Seiten

2022
Paperblanks (Verlag)
978-1-4397-9358-9 (ISBN)

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The eternal appeal of a classic floral design is captured in the work of Irish illustrator William Kilburn (1745–1818). The artist behind William Curtis’ Flora Londinensis, a comprehensive book on 18th-century English botany, Kilburn was also a leading designer and printer of calico.With winding twigs, colourful petals and undulating seaweed, Kilburn’s unique ability to blend local flora with exotic plants is on full display in this design. This characteristic sense of creative freedom became so sought after that by the late 1700s his style was widely imitated. To protect his signature patterns, Kilburn became an activist for artists’ rights, fighting in court to defend copyright in the textile industry.Sadly, Kilburn was unsuccessful in stopping his designs from being copied, and he died bankrupt in 1818. It is our honour to bring an original William Kilburn print back to life here. His name may not be familiar, but we see Kilburn’s influence in the work of textile artists like William Morris who have followed in his footsteps, and in the copyright laws that protect artists today.

Erscheinungsdatum	03.10.2022
Reihe/Serie	William Kilburn
Verlagsort	Point Roberts
Sprache	englisch
Maße	180 x 230 mm
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Alben
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
ISBN-10	1-4397-9358-1 / 1439793581
ISBN-13	978-1-4397-9358-9 / 9781439793589
Zustand	Neuware