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Books by Mr Alan Powers
  | | Edward Ardizzone Artist and Illustrator by Mr Alan Powers, Edward Ardizzone Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2016 by Lund Humphries ISBN-13: 978-1-84822-182-6, ISBN: 1-84822-182-7 "Edward Ardizzone RA (1900-79) was one of relatively few British artists who defined the field of illustration for their generation. Although his work as an artist and illustrator was wide-ranging, it is for his illustrated children's books, almost continuously available since they were first published from the late 1930s onwards, that he is best known. This book provides the first fully illustrated survey of Ardizzone's work, analysing ..." |
 | | Upton House and Gardens National Trust Guidebook by Simon Murray, Mr Alan Powers, Heather Aston Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 2009 by The History Press ISBN-13: 978-1-84359-284-6, ISBN: 1-84359-284-3 "Get a taste of country house life as you step into the home of a 1930s' millionaire with internationally important works by artists such as Hogarth, Stubbs, Canaletto, Brueghel, and El Greco. Lord Bearsted's extensive porcelain collection includes 18th-century Sevres porcelain, Chelsea, and Derby figures. Upton has all the elements of a millionaire's country home—with swimming pool, squash court, and a glamorous Art Deco interior in Lad ..." |
 | | Robin Hood Gardens(1st Edition) Revisions: Twentieth Century Architecture 10 by Alan Powers, Sandra Lousada, Ioana Marinescu, Peter Smithson, Alison Smithson, Mr Alan Powers, Etc Powers Alan, Paul Holberton Publishing Paperback, 180 Pages, Published 2010 by Paul Holberton Publishing Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-9556687-1-5, ISBN: 0-9556687-1-9 "Robin Hood Gardens in Tower Hamlets, East London, was designed by Alison + Peter Smithson and completed in 1972. In 2008, this large social housing scheme was threatened with demolition and became a controversial conservation case. The government refused to give it protection as a historic building despite widespread public support for its retention. This book uncovers the history of the project, arguing for its historical and architect ..." |
 | | Enid Marx The Pleasures of Pattern by Mr Alan Powers Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2018 by Lund Humphries ISBN-13: 978-1-84822-252-6, ISBN: 1-84822-252-1 "This is the first monograph on the work of Enid Marx (1902–1998), a leading artist, designer, collector and writer, who played an important role in British cultural life in the second half of the twentieth century. Marx was a leading designer in the first generation to make a distinctive contribution to the growing practice of industrial design in Britain. Her design work, much of it anonymous, including wartime utility fabrics, book il ..." |
 | | Eric Ravilious(Updated) Artist and Designer by Mr Alan Powers Hardcover, 216 Pages, Published 2013 by Lund Humphries ISBN-13: 978-1-84822-111-6, ISBN: 1-84822-111-8 "More popular than ever, the work of Eric Ravilious (1903-42) is rooted in the landscape of pre-war and early wartime England. This new book by Alan Powers, the established authority on Ravilious, provides the most comprehensive overview to date of the artist's work in all media - watercolour, illustration, printmaking, graphic design, textiles and ceramics - and firmly positions Ravilious as a major figure in the history of early 20th- ..." |
 | | London Transport Posters(Updated) A Century of Art and Design by Mr David Bownes, Dr Jonathan Black, Emmanuelle Dirix, Mr Oliver Green, Claire Dobbin, Catherine Flood, Bex Lewis, Mr Alan Powers Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2011 by Lund Humphries ISBN-13: 978-0-85331-985-6, ISBN: 0-85331-985-5 "London Transport Posters celebrates a century of outstanding graphic design commissioned by the Underground, London Transport, and its present-day successor, Transport for London. Drawing on newly researched sources in the archives of the London Transport Museum and Transport for London, the book discusses and illustrates the different styles and themes emerging from the posters over the last hundred years. It includes examples of over ..." |