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OverviewYoung Poland: The Polish Arts and Crafts Movement, 1890–1918 is the first book in any language to explore the Young Poland (Młoda Polska) period in the context of the international Arts and Crafts movements. The Young Poland movement emerged in the 1890s in response to the country’s non-existence for almost a century. It embraced an unprecedented flourishing of applied arts and the revival of crafts, drawing inspiration from nature, history, peasant traditions and craftsmanship to convey patriotic values. The book argues that Young Poland shared fundamental parallels with the British Arts and Crafts Movement, and that it was specifically this Arts and Crafts ethos that fuelled the movement’s patriotic ideology and the nation’s quest to regain Polish independence. The lavishly illustrated publication charts the rich history of the artists, designers and craftspeople whose schemes came to define Young Poland, including over 250 illustrations of ceramics, furniture, textiles, paper cuttings, wood carvings, tableware, stained glass, book arts, children’s toys and Christmas decorations, as well as domestic, church and civic interior decoration schemes. The book is the culmination of an international research project co-financed by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage as part of the ‘Inspiring Culture' Programme. It is a collaboration between Lund Humphries, the William Morris Gallery, the National Museum in Kraków and the Polish Cultural Institute, London. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Julia Griffin , Andrzej SzczerskiPublisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd Imprint: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd ISBN: 9781848224537ISBN 10: 1848224532 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 01 December 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Preface: Young Poland and the Search for a National Style; Editors’ Introduction: Young Poland and the Arts and Crafts Movement, 1890–1918 – A New Perspective; PART 1: The Making of the Polish Arts and Crafts Movement: Key People, Places and Ideas; 1. The Reception of the Pre-Raphaelites and the Arts and Crafts Movement in Poland; 2. Fellow Arts and Crafts Reformers Stanisław Wyspiański and William Morris: Parallel Lives; 3. ‘Let Us Surround Ourselves With Our Own Beauty’: Stanisław Wyspiański’s Decorative Scheme for the Franciscan Church in Kraków; 4. ‘Disappointed Love’: Stanisław Wyspiański and Wawel; 5. Wyspiański’s Chochoły: A Meditation on the ‘Straw Man’ Generation; 6. The Zakopane Style of Stanisław Witkiewicz; 7. Karol Kłosowski and the Silent Villa: Living the Arts and Crafts Life in the Tatras; 8. Karol Kłosowski (1882–1971): The Last Young Poland Artist and a Genius for Ornament; 9. ‘Fine Handwork of Various Professions’: The Kraków Workshops; 10. Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska (b.1891, Kraków, d.1945, Manchester): The Pictorial Art of Young Poland’s Daughter; PART 2: Objects and Craft Practices in Focus; 11. Interiors and Furniture; 12. Edward Bartłomiejczyk’s Design for a Nursery; 13. Textiles; 14. Ceramics; 15. Children’s Toys and Christmas-Tree Decorations from the Kraków Workshops; 16. The Book Beautiful; 17. Painting; Notes; Select Bibliography; Contributor Biographies; Index; Image CreditsReviews'This beautiful book lifts the lid on the story of Mloda Polska, or Young Poland. While other countries had their Art Nouveau, Vienna its Secession, and Britain its Arts and Crafts Movement, for Poland, around 1900, this was its emerging and unique arts moment.' - The Arts Society (The Best New Art Books to Enjoy this Month) Featured on the Financial Times's list of 'Best new art books for autumn', 2020 'The spirit of Young Poland deserves the attention this book gives' - Art Quarterly magazine The book is well-researched and beautifully illustrated. With such diverse work within a single movement, the illustrations take on particular importance. It provides a helpful overview of the movement, its key people, places and ideas. Then, a series of seven studies of objects and crafts practices provides more in-depth perspectives. - Studio International 'This beautiful book lifts the lid on the story of Mloda Polska, or Young Poland. While other countries had their Art Nouveau, Vienna its Secession, and Britain its Arts and Crafts Movement, for Poland, around 1900, this was its emerging and unique arts moment.' - The Arts Society (The Best New Art Books to Enjoy this Month) 'The spirit of Young Poland deserves the attention this book gives' - Art Quarterly magazine Featured on the Financial Times's list of 'Best new art books for autumn', 2020 Author Information"Julia Griffin (née Dudkiewicz) is an art historian and curator specialising in the Arts & Crafts Movement and Victorian painting. Her PhD explores William Morris and D.G. Rossetti (Central Saint Martins, UAL). Julia has been responsible for a number of innovative exhibitions and permanent collection rehangs, notably the City’s New Collection Displays (2015) at the Guildhall Art Gallery, for which she was awarded Freedom of the City of London. Recent publications include contributions to May Morris. Art and Life (William Morris Gallery, 2017) and Routledge Research Companion to William Morris (2020). Andrzej Szczerski is Director of the National Museum in Kraków and Professor in the Art History Department at Jagiellonian University. He has published extensively on 20th-century art, design, and architecture, including a pioneering study on the reception of British art in Central Europe Views of Albion, The Reception of British Art and Design in Central Europe (1890–1918) (Peter Lang Oxford: 2015). He has curated exhibitions on 19th and 20th century art and architecture, and in 2009 he co-curated ""Symbolism in Poland and Britain"" at the Tate Britain in London." 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