Author: HERBERT, VALERIE. (EDITOR).
Title: The Painter, The Princess and The Statue. Celebrating One Hundred Years of Gainsborough on Sudbury's Market Hill.
Description: Sudbury: Sudbury Museum Trust, 2013. 1st edition. Thomas Gainsborough was born in the Suffolk market town of Sudbury in around 1727. Although he left for an apprenticeship in London when he was 13, he is still revered as Sudbury's greatest son. However, it took until 1913 before a statue of one of England's greatest artists was unveiled on the market place. This book tells the story of how the statue both came about, how it was sculpted by the Australian-born Bertram Mackennal, and how it was duly unveiled by Queen Victoria's somewhat unconventional daughter, Princess Louise. "This book tells the fascinating story of the politics and people involved, both locally and nationally, in putting Gainsborough's image on a pedestal. It also records how life around the statue has changed in the century since it was unveiled." (Valerie Herbert). 30cms x 21.5cms. Pp.68, sepia photographs and illustrations throughout plus some colour photos. Colour laminated boards. New.

Keywords: Valerie Herbert Painter Princess Louise Statue Thomas Gainsborough Sudbury Suffolk Local Historybertram Mackennal Artist 41184 East Anglia: : Suffolk


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