Cowling, M. Religion and Public Doctrine in Modern England, Vol. 3, Cambridge, MA, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
In the given book, one of the most traditional and conservative ideas concerning the Victorian art is offered. With help of this source, one can see the picture of the Victorian art in its state of stagnation before the modernist ideas came to the forth.
Critiquing the approach that Pevsner suggested to evaluate the art of the new epoch, the author touches upon the political context of Pevsner’s ideas, thus revealing the correlation with Morris.
Draper, P. Reassessing Nicolaus Pevsner. New York, NY, Ashgate Publishing, 2004.
Considering the impact that Pevsner had on the epoch and the shaping of the then art of England, Draper takes the approach that allows to defend Pevsner’s opinion.
It is remarkable that Draper does not accuse Pevsner of his socialistic viewpoints, but offers an objective analysis of Pevsner’s ideas and the evaluation of his suggestions on the basis of the cultural evidence. A contrast to the common idea of Pevsner, this research contributed to the understanding of Pevsner’s contribution to the evaluation of Victorian art.
Douglas-Hamilton, J., P. Hart & J. Simmons, The Gardens of William Morris. New York City, NY, Frances Lincoln Ltd., 2006.
On the one hand, the work of the Duchess of Hamilton is another attempt to put the history of the English art together.
Comprising the artists and artworks that made the country famous worldwide, the book not only offers the list of the most famous creations, but also draws the account of the epoch, mentioning each artist who contributed to the shaping of the cultural era.
The deepest considerations of Morris’s creations, this book helped to evaluate the meaning underlying Morris’s artworks.
Lees-Maffei, G., & R. House, The Design History Reader. Oxford, UK, Berg Publishers, 2010.
Lees-Maffei is one of the people whose works help to have a better understanding of the life and the artworks of Morris, the most prominent artist of the end of Victorian epoch.
Analyzing the motives that made the basis of Morris’s works, peeling the cultural layers off the artworks to see what they concealed, Lees-Maffei helped to shape the idea of Morris’s works. With help of her work, more objective evaluation of Morris’s works becomes possible.
Osband, L. Victorian House Style: An Architectural and Interior Design Source Book. Columbus, OH, F&W Publications, 2001.
Osband offers a review of the most remarkable artworks of the Victorian England, making the remarks that were crucial for the given paper.
As the writer revealed the factors that influenced de Morgan’s work, emphasizing the impact of naturalism on de Morgan’s works, it became possible to conduct the most precise analysis and make a correct evaluation of de Morgan’s work. The author shaped the understanding of the Victorian epoch and the influence of modernism on the Victorian art.
Watkin, D. Morality and Architecture Revised. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press, 2011.
With his impressive and all-embracing paper, Watkin helped to approach the ideas of Pevsner in the most objective way.
Watkin explained the notion that became the stumbling block for a number of Victorian art connoisseurs; as Watkin clarified what Pevsner meant by historicism, a number of misunderstandings vanished. Offering the positive evaluation of Pevsner’s ideas, Watkin helped to understand the ideas that guided Pevsner as he offered his ideas of the Victorian epoch.
Bibliography
Cowling, M. Religion and Public Doctrine in Modern England, Vol. 3, Cambridge, MA, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Draper, P. Reassessing Nicolaus Pevsner. New York, NY, Ashgate Publishing, 2004.
Douglas-Hamilton, J., P. Hart & J. Simmons, The Gardens of William Morris. New York City, NY, Frances Lincoln Ltd., 2006.
Lees-Maffei, G., & R. House, The Design History Reader. Oxford, UK, Berg Publishers, 2010.
Osband, L. Victorian House Style: An Architectural and Interior Design Source Book. Columbus, OH, F&W Publications, 2001.
Watkin, D. Morality and Architecture Revised. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press, 2011.