The poor are always with us
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest books Misère: The Visual Representation of Misery in the 19th Century by Linda Nochlin (Thames & Hudson £24.95). The Industrial Revolution brought poverty, squalo ...
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Art Books: Gombrich, Hockney, Silhouette, Christie’s and Quotes
ROBERT TANITCH’S ROUND-UP OF BOOKS No 5 THE STORY OF ART by E H GOMBRICH LUXURY EDITION (Phaidon £49.95). Gombrich’s The Story of Art was the very first book I bought on Art. This luxury edition is ...
“Trippingly on the tongue…”
Shakespeare played a major role in the transformation of the English language. He contributed more phrases and sayings to the English language than any other individual, and most of them are still in ...