Artist’s Studio: A Cultural History Publisher / John Wiley & Sons Pastels are a unique tool

Pastels are a unique tool

Dr Julie Nagam

This stunning print of Vida Lahey's much-loved work Building the bridge 1931 is an elegant addition to your home

The final chapters focus closely on art produced since 1900

‘Thirty Years After’ is a striking reflection on the emergence of a whole new canon

Artist’s Studio: A Cultural History Publisher / John Wiley & Sons Pastels are a unique toolAn exciting narrative and visual history of the artists studio, examining the myth and reality of the creative space from early times to today. The artists workplace has always been an imaginary as well as an actual location, an idealized utopia as well as the domain of dirty, back breaking work. Written descriptions, paintings, prints and even photographs of the artists atelier distort as much as they document. This pioneering cultural history charts