Young Poland

The Polish Arts and Crafts Movement, 1890-1918

Julia Griffin, Andrzej Szczerski

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Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
01 December 2020

History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; Art & design styles: Arts & Crafts style

Young Poland: The Polish Arts and Crafts Movement, 1890–1918 is the first book in any language to explore the Young Poland (Młoda Polska) period in the context of the international Arts and Crafts movements.

The Young Poland movement emerged in the 1890s in response to the country’s non-existence for almost a century. It embraced an unprecedented flourishing of applied arts and the revival of crafts, drawing inspiration from nature, history, peasant traditions and craftsmanship to convey patriotic values.

The book argues that Young Poland shared fundamental parallels with the British Arts and Crafts Movement, and that it was specifically this Arts and Crafts ethos that fuelled the movement’s patriotic ideology and the nation’s quest to regain Polish independence.

The lavishly illustrated publication charts the rich history of the artists, designers and craftspeople whose schemes came to define Young Poland, including over 250 illustrations of ceramics, furniture, textiles, paper cuttings, wood carvings, tableware, stained glass, book arts, children’s toys and Christmas decorations, as well as domestic, church and civic interior decoration schemes.

The book is the culmination of an international research project co-financed by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage as part of the ‘Inspiring Culture' Programme. It is a collaboration between Lund Humphries, the William Morris Gallery, the National Museum in Kraków and the Polish Cultural Institute, London.

Edited by: Julia Griffin, Andrzej Szczerski
Imprint: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 220mm,
ISBN: 9781848224537
ISBN 10: 1848224532
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 December 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Julia Griffin (née Dudkiewicz) is an art historian and curator specialising in the Arts & Crafts Movement and Victorian painting. Her PhD explores William Morris and D.G. Rossetti (Central Saint Martins, UAL). Julia has been responsible for a number of innovative exhibitions and permanent collection rehangs, notably the City’s New Collection Displays (2015) at the Guildhall Art Gallery, for which she was awarded Freedom of the City of London. Recent publications include contributions to May Morris. Art and Life (William Morris Gallery, 2017) and Routledge Research Companion to William Morris (2020). Andrzej Szczerski is Director of the National Museum in Kraków and Professor in the Art History Department at Jagiellonian University. He has published extensively on 20th-century art, design, and architecture, including a pioneering study on the reception of British art in Central Europe Views of Albion, The Reception of British Art and Design in Central Europe (1890–1918) (Peter Lang Oxford: 2015). He has curated exhibitions on 19th and 20th century art and architecture, and in 2009 he co-curated ""Symbolism in Poland and Britain"" at the Tate Britain in London.

Reviews for Young Poland: The Polish Arts and Crafts Movement, 1890-1918

'This beautiful book lifts the lid on the story of Mloda Polska, or Young Poland. While other countries had their Art Nouveau, Vienna its Secession, and Britain its Arts and Crafts Movement, for Poland, around 1900, this was its emerging and unique arts moment.' - The Arts Society (The Best New Art Books to Enjoy this Month) Featured on the Financial Times's list of 'Best new art books for autumn', 2020 'The spirit of Young Poland deserves the attention this book gives' - Art Quarterly magazine The book is well-researched and beautifully illustrated. With such diverse work within a single movement, the illustrations take on particular importance. It provides a helpful overview of the movement, its key people, places and ideas. Then, a series of seven studies of objects and crafts practices provides more in-depth perspectives. - Studio International