During World War I, a circle of British writers and artists known as the Bloomsbury group retreated to a farmhouse in Sussex, where they produced an abundance of art. Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, Virginia Woolf, and Roger Fry created original needlepoint designs, charted here for the first time. Melinda Coss has adapted other Bloomsbury artworks ...
As children, Virginia Woolf, elder sister Vanessa Bell, and brother Thoby, collaborated on their very own newspaper, recording the day-to-day events of the family home, 22 Hyde Park Gate. They called the paper 'Hyde Park Gate News', and the original manuscripts are published here for the first time. Ingeniously mimicking the style of the leading ...
Vanessa Bell's distinctive and eloquent letters are not only full of Bloomsbury gossip, but provide an intimate look into the life of a working artist who also had to function as mother, wife, lover, friend, and public figure. She was also Virginia Woolf's sister; her letters shed valuable light on both women, their work, and their lives.
Vanessa Bell's distinctive and eloquent letters are not only full of Bloomsbury gossip, but provide an intimate look into the life of a working artist who also had to function as mother, wife, lover, friend, and public figure. She was also Virginia Woolf's sister; her letters shed valuable light on both women, their work, and their lives.
This haunting story circles round Kew Gardens, one hot day in July, as various odd and interesting couples walk by and talk, exchanging words but letting thoughts and memories float languorously above the glossy leaves and exotic flowers.
Seven short essays by the painter Vanessa Bell (1879-1961), a key figure in the Bloomsbury group, in which she discusses various aspects of her life, including her long affair with artist Roger Fry. The book includes an introduction by her daughter, Angelica Garnett, and includes woodcuts and drawings by Bell herself.
An illustrated critical edition of the stories and essays of Julia Stephen, the mother of the novelist Virginia Woolf. Includes biographical information, notes, and some drawings by her husband.
Vanessa Bell was a central figure in the Bloomsbury Group. The sister of Virginia Woolf and wife of Clive Bell, she lived at what is now the shrine of the Bloomsbury Group - Charleston Manor in Sussex, as part of a "menage a trois" with her husband and the artist Duncan Grant. There are more than 3000 of Vanessa Bell's letters which survive. This ...
Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant presided over the decoration of Charleston in a style which still exerts an influence on interior decoration. Needlepoint was favoured both as a pastime and as a key decorative element and this book includes designs for cushions, rugs, chairseats, hangings, firescreens, a Charleston blotter and Virginia Woolf's ...
Desde la Antiguedad, el hombre ha intentado penetrar en el oscuro mundo de los oraculos para poder predecir los acontecimientos de su vida. Este libro nos introduce en el enigmatico y apasionante mundo del arte de tirar y leer las cartas del tarot. Descubra el significado de cada arcano y aprenda los distintos metodos de consulta que le ayudaran a ...
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