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OverviewMary Watts (1849-1938) was a leading designer of the Arts & Crafts period, the founder of the Compton Pottery and the wife of the great Victorian painter George Frederic Watts (1817-1904). She was also an avid diarist and filled copious volumes - each known affectionately as 'Fatima' - with her musings on art and society and her day-to-day life with an artist at the height of his powers. Never previously published, due to the tiny, almost illegible handwriting, the diary volumes have now been painstakingly transcribed by Desna Greenhow, who has extracted the most illuminating passages for reproduction here. Including detailed annotations, an introductory essay and short writings at the start of each year represented, this book chronicles life in the artistic, literary and political circles of the time, while also providing invaluable insights into Mary's own achievements - most notably her management of the building and decorating of her unique Watts Cemetery Chapel. For all those fascinated by the Wattses and the society in which they lived, this is an invaluable resource that makes an important contribution to nineteenth-century studies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Desna GreenhowPublisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd Imprint: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.612kg ISBN: 9781848222014ISBN 10: 1848222017 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 07 October 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviews`It is wonderful to have these diaries in print at last. In Mary Watts, we have a witness to the fin-de-siecle art circle whose aesthetic eye combines with a loving and thankful heart. Nowadays we would say that such happy wifely devotion to a 'Signor' must be a kind of self-deceit, but it's clear from the diaries that it isn't. Her feelings are genuine. There just aren't women nowadays like Mary Watts - which makes her diaries all the more captivating for modern readers.' Lynne Truss Author InformationDr Desna Greenhow has worked on curatorial projects at the Watts Gallery since 2003, following a career in lecturing and writing and as Director of the Otterton Mill Centre and Working Museum, Devon. She edited Mary Watts’ The Word in the Pattern - with seven essays and has contributed to several other Watts Gallery publications. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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