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PublisherLund Humphries Publishers, The Limited

ISBN-101848222017

ISBN-139781848222014

eBay Product ID (ePID)242867409

Product Key Features

Book TitleThe Diary of Mary Watts 1887-1904

Number of Pages264 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

TopicIndividual Artists / General, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Decorative Arts

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign, Art

AuthorDesna Greenhow

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight22 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews'It is wonderful to have these diaries in print at last. In Mary Watts, we have a witness to the fin-de-si+¿cle art circle whose aesthetic eye combines with a loving and thankful heart. Nowadays we would say that such happy wifely devotion to a 'Signor' must be a kind of self-deceit, but it's clear from the diaries that it isn't. Her feelings are genuine. There just aren't women nowadays like Mary Watts GÇô which makes her diaries all the more captivating for modern readers.' Lynne Truss

Table Of ContentForeword by Dr Nicholas Tromans; Introduction; The diary; 1887; 1891; 1893; 1896; 1898; 1902; 1904; Select Bibliography; Index

SynopsisMary Watts (1849-1938) was a leading designer of the Arts & Crafts period, the founder of the Compton Pottery and the wife of the great Victorian painter George Frederic Watts (1817-1904). She was also an avid diarist and filled copious volumes with her musings on art and society and her day-to-day life with an artist at the height of his powers. For all those fascinated by the Wattses and the society in which they lived, this is an invaluable resource that makes an important contribution to 19th-century studies., Mary Watts (1849-1938) was a leading designer of the Arts & Crafts period, the founder of the Compton Pottery and the wife of the great Victorian painter George Frederic Watts (1817-1904). She was also an avid diarist and filled copious volumes--each known affectionately as "Fatima"--with her musings on art and society and her day-to-day life with an artist at the height of his powers. Never previously published, due to the tiny, almost illegible handwriting, the diary volumes have now been painstakingly transcribed by Desna Greenhow, who has extracted the most illuminating passages for reproduction here. Including detailed annotations, an introductory essay and short writings at the start of each year represented, this book chronicles life in the artistic, literary and political circles of the time, while also providing invaluable insights into Mary's own achievements--most notably her management of the building and decorating of her unique Watts Cemetery Chapel. For all those fascinated by the Wattses and the society in which they lived, this is an invaluable resource that makes an important contribution to nineteenth-century studies., Mary Watts (1849-1938) was a leading designer of the Arts & Crafts period, the founder of the Compton Pottery and the wife of the great Victorian painter George Frederic Watts (1817-1904). She was also an avid diarist and filled copious volumes - each known affectionately as 'Fatima' - with her musings on art and society and her ......, Mary Watts (1849-1938) was a leading designer of the Arts & Crafts period, the founder of the Compton Pottery and the wife of the great Victorian painter George Frederic Watts (1817-1904). She was also an avid diarist and filled copious volumes - each known affectionately as 'Fatima' - with her musings on art and society and her day-to-day life with an artist at the height of his powers. Never previously published, due to the tiny, almost illegible handwriting, the diary volumes have now been painstakingly transcribed by Desna Greenhow, who has extracted the most illuminating passages for reproduction here. Including detailed annotations, an introductory essay and short writings at the start of each year represented, this book chronicles life in the artistic, literary and political circles of the time, while also providing invaluable insights into Mary's own achievements - most notably her management of the building and decorating of her unique Watts Cemetery Chapel. For all those fascinated by the Wattses and the society in which they lived, this is an invaluable resource that makes an important contribution to nineteenth-century studies.

LC Classification NumberDA565