Description: Clarice Cliff by Lynn Knight The captivating biography of one of the most important designers of the twentieth century - adapted for Sky Cinema starring Phoebe Dynevor, Matthew Goode and David MorrisseyClarice Cliff was one of the most prominent ceramic designers of the twentieth century. Born in 1899 in the Staffordshire Potteries, she started work as just another factory girl, but by 1928 had launched her own range of pottery, Bizarre. A gargantuan feast of colour, it blazed a trail through the homes of inter-war Britain. But if Clarice Cliffs rise from apprentice gilder to art director was remarkable - and all the more so for her being a woman - it was not without its tensions; for years she conducted a secret relationship with her married boss. Fusing art, design and industry and vividly conveying the texture of womens lives between the wars, this is a compelling study of the complex, talented woman whose work is for many the epitome of art deco. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Lynn Knight is the author of the biography Clarice Cliff; a memoir, Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue: The Story of an Accidental Family; and The Button Box: The Story of Women in the 20th Century Told Through the Clothes They Wore. She has edited two collections of short stories, The Secret Woman: Classic Stories by Twentieth-Century Women Writers and Dangerous Calm: The Selected Stories of Elizabeth Taylor and abridged The Diaries of Beatrice Webb. She has worked as a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Queen Mary University of London and at the British Library and currently hosts an RLF Reading Round group. She lives in London. Review A thoughtful and fascinating biography, packed with fabulous pictures * Image *Knight deftly uses Cliffs life and work as a way to view broader currents in Britain: increased social mobility, greater (though still limited) independence for women, and changes in domesticity towards smaller houses and fewer servants. At the centre is Cliff herself, a woman who inspired admiration as well as snobbish opprobrium for her vivid designs and ambitiousness * Financial Times *Knights evocative life of Clarice Cliff is both biography and social analysis and it reads like a very sophisticated folk tale ...[She] has done wonders in building up a picture of a woman of exceptional self-reliance and determination * Fiona MacCarthy, Guardian *A fascinating read * Time Out * Promotional The captivating biography of one of the most important designers of the twentieth century - adapted for Sky Cinema starring Phoebe Dynevor, Matthew Goode and David Morrissey Details ISBN1526654741 Pages 336 Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1526654741 ISBN-13 9781526654748 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-01-05 UK Release Date 2022-01-05 Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2022-01-05 NZ Release Date 2022-01-05 Author Lynn Knight Subtitle The inspiration behind The Colour Room Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC DEWEY 738.092 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134231390;
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