Fantasy Modern: Loudon Sainthill's Theatre of Art and Life
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Australian painter and theatre artist LoudonSainthill and his partner, entrepreneur and gallery director Harry TatlockMiller, were at the heart of avant-garde artistic and literary circles inmid-twentieth century Melbourne, Sydney and London. This sumptuously illustrated biography details theirlife and times, and contains much of Sainthill's work along with never-before-published archival photographs. Infusedwith fantasy, colour and surrealism, Sainthill's art embraced painting, murals,book illustration, textile design and fashion. But he is best known for hiscostumes, design and artwork for the theatre and ballet including for theBallets Russes, Helene Kirsova's ballet company, and in London, MichaelBenthall's production of The Tempest and Robert Helpmann's L'Coq d'or . In this meticulously researched book Andrew Montanapaints a compelling picture of an internationally celebrated Australian artist.
Author: Andrew Montana
Format: Hardback, 712 pages, 153mm x 234mm
Published: 2013, UNSW Press, Australia
Genre: Fine Arts / Art History
Description
Australian painter and theatre artist LoudonSainthill and his partner, entrepreneur and gallery director Harry TatlockMiller, were at the heart of avant-garde artistic and literary circles inmid-twentieth century Melbourne, Sydney and London. This sumptuously illustrated biography details theirlife and times, and contains much of Sainthill's work along with never-before-published archival photographs. Infusedwith fantasy, colour and surrealism, Sainthill's art embraced painting, murals,book illustration, textile design and fashion. But he is best known for hiscostumes, design and artwork for the theatre and ballet including for theBallets Russes, Helene Kirsova's ballet company, and in London, MichaelBenthall's production of The Tempest and Robert Helpmann's L'Coq d'or . In this meticulously researched book Andrew Montanapaints a compelling picture of an internationally celebrated Australian artist.
Fantasy Modern: Loudon Sainthill's Theatre of Art and Life