Author: ANSCOMBE, ISABELLE; GREY, HOWARD (PHOTOGRAPHS); LEHMAN, JOHN (FOREWORD)
Title: Omega and After; Bloomsbury and the Decorative Arts
Description: London, Thames and Hudson. (ISBN: 0-500-23337-3). 1982. (hardcover) Fine in near fine dust jacket. 176pp. 4to. The narrative of the Omega Workshops, started by Roger Fry in 2013, the aim of which was to produce painted furniture, fabrics, rugs, pottery and other pieces in the spirit of the Post impressionists. N o. The narrative of the Omega Workshops, started by Roger Fry in 2013, the aim of which was toproduce painted furniture, fabrics, rugs, pottery and other pieces in the spirit of the Post impressionists. Not a commercial success, they closed in 1919. That siad, of all the talents contributed, which included Vanessa Bell, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Mark Gertler, Frederick Etchells, McKnight Kauffer and Wyndham Lewis, Bell sits at the centre of this notable circle. 124 illustrations, 20 of which are in colour. Beautiful copy.

Keywords: Bloomsbury Group, Bloomsbury, Interior Design, Vanessa Bell 0500233373


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