To celebrate the acquisition of the archive of distinguished artist Tom Phillips, the Bodleian Library asked the artist to assemble and design a series of books drawing on his themed collection of over 50,000 photographic postcards. These encompass the first half of the twentieth century, a period in which, thanks to the ever cheaper medium of photography, ordinary people could afford to own portraits of themselves. Each book in the series contains two hundred images chosen from a visually rich vein of social history. Their covers also feature thematically linked paintings, specially created for each title, from Phillips’s signature work, A Humument.
Readers, as its title suggests, shows people reading (or pretending to read) a wide variety of material, from the Bible to Film Fun, either in the photographer’s studio, in their own home, or on vacation on the beach. Each of these unique and visually stunning books give a rich glimpse of forgotten times and will be greatly valued by art and history lovers alike.
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“Picture postcards from a century ago capture unique moments in time and place and are a wonderful social history record. Tom Phillips is adept at seeking out and choosing amazingly evocative postcard images.”
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Book Description Condition: New. Assembled and designed by the artist Tom Phillips from his collection of over 50,000 photographic postcards, 'Readers' shows people reading (or pretending to read) a wide variety of material from the Bible to Film Fun, either in the photographer's studio, in their own home or holidaying on the beach. Series: Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive. Num Pages: 112 pages, 203 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AJB; AJCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452. Vintage People on Photo Postcards. Series: Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive. 112 pages, 203 black & white halftones. Assembled and designed by the artist Tom Phillips from his collection of over 50,000 photographic postcards, 'Readers' shows people reading (or pretending to read) a wide variety of material from the Bible to Film Fun, either in the photographer's studio, in their own home or holidaying on the beach. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AJB; AJCP. Dimension: 202 x 184 x 17. Weight: 452. . 2011. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781851243594
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