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The Brotherhood of Ruralists Bibliography |
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This page provides detals of books which are entirely about the group or which contain important sections on them. For works about the individual artists select the appropriate artist from the list on the left. For books which have been published by the Ruralists or which were produced in association with them in order to reproduce their work, see the page on Ruralist Books. Primary Publications about The Ruralists Nicholas Usherwood Produced to support the 1981 Ruralist exhibition, this is the most comprehensive essay on the work of the group up to that time. Usherwood traces their influences and reproduces a larger number of works by all 7 artists. The book is sometimes available through second-hand book dealers. Christopher Martin A significant source of reproductions of Ruralist art and an interesting essay which has more of a biographical emphasis than the more art-critical essays of Usherwood (see above) or Moore (see below). Being produced after Blake, Inshaw and Haworth had left the group and when and a number of other artists were regularly exhibiting with them the emphasis is on the Arnolds and Ovendens with additional material on the associated artists such as Joseph Hewes, John Morley and Brian Partridge. Copies of this book are readily available from the Aznet Online Store. Paul Binding A short essay - worth reading, but quite difficult to obtain. Laurie Lee, Jerrold Northrop Moore, Peter Nahum The most comprehensive collection of reproductions of Ruralist work together with a new essay by Jerrold Northrop Moore and a previously unpublished piece, specially written for the Ruralists by Laurie Lee. Copies of this book are readily available from the Aznet Online Store. A review of the book is published on Albion Magazine Online, Winter 2007
Essays, articles, etc. about The Ruralists included in other works Graham Ovenden Two page essay (pages 51 and 52), reproducing A Remembered Summer (Graham Arnold, 1985, oil) plus full page reproduction (page 50) of The Raven (David Inshaw, 1971, oil). Elsewhere in the issue are reproductions of A Quiet Gathering (Graham Arnold, 1983, oil, page 18) and Rock Formation (Graham Ovenden, oil, page 19) Godfrey Pilkington Contains an account of the “Continuing Tradition” exhibition and brief information about the artists and friends. Papadakis, Adreas (Editor) Various references to the Ruralists as a group and as individual artists. Reproduces work by Peter Blake, David Inshaw, Graham Ovenden and Graham Arnold. Jerrold Northrop Moore A significant book for anyone interested in seeing the Ruralists in an art historical context. Moore traces a thread in Englsh Pastoral art from Samuel Palmer through to the Ruralist. The Ruralist chapter contain approx 42 pages, with numerous illustrations. Copies of this book are readily available from the Aznet Online Store. Anne Anderson, Robert Meyrick, Peter Nahum The catalogue for the 2008 exhibition at Southampton City Art Gallery. All essays offer insight into the work of the Ruralists and all works included in the exhibition are reproduced (albeit rather small in some cases) with extensive notes. Anne Anderson Interesting article linking the Ruralists with their predecessor, with a particular emphasis on Graham Ovenden's landscape paintings. Marco Livingstone Peter Blake, One Man Show Lund Humphries, 2009 ISBN 978 0 85331 980 1 Effectivelym and surprisingly, the first true monograph on Blake to show his true diversity as an artist. It includes about a dozen pages, with illustrations on Blake's Ruralist period, putting the group into an interesting context - that of Blake's own ambitions, inspirations and home life.
Other useful sources The Green Book, Issue 5, Spring/Summer 1981 Includes illustrations by Graham Ovenden, Graham Arnold and David Inshaw. A short price by Nicholas Usherwood discusses the 1981 Ruralist Exhibition. Also included is a short essay by Graham Ovenden on Arthur Hughes. Peter Blake Peter Blake exhibition catalogue - contains half a dozen photographs of Ruralist artists and family members in various settings. Ruralist 2000 Exhibition (Catalogue) Includes foreword by Jerrold Northrop Moore and colour reproductions of two painting by each of Graham Arnold, Ann Arnold, Annie Ovenden and Graham Ovenden and one by Peter Blake. Ruralist 2002 Exhibition (Presentation Pack) Minor Pieces, Reviews, etc Roderic Dunnett Well-informed and interesting review of the 2003 Ruralists exhibition at Machynlleth. |
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