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Subject(s)

• Elizabeth Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain 1900-2002—Art collections—Catalogs [Browse]
• Watercolor painting, British—Catalogs [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Catalogs [Browse]

Summary note

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's pleasure in the company of artists and her intuitive response to their work made her an adventurous collector and a progressive patron. Her collection included works by some of the most important British artists of the twentieth century, including John Piper, Augustus John, David Jones and John Bratby. This book tells the stories behind the commissions, purchases and gifts and portrays a royal collector with a delight in the beautiful and a taste for the unusual. - Back cover.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliography and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• Foreword / HRH The Prince of Wales
• Preface
• Queen Elizabeth as a collector
• Catalogue. A record of a century
• Queen Elizabeth's residences
• A great pleasure in pictures
• Bibliography.

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ISBN

• 1902163788 (pbk.)
• 9781902163789 (pbk.)

OCLC

57354358

RCP

H - S

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