May 2015 |
Vanessa Bell's Hogarth Press Designs on Exhibit
The National Museum of Women in the Arts, located in Washington, D.C., opened today an exhibit of Vanessa Bell's book design. Bell,
Vanessa Bell, cover design for Virginia Woolf's Monday or Tuesday, The Hogarth Press, 1921; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.
Vanessa Bell, jacket design for Virginia Woolf's The Waves, The Hogarth Press, 1931; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.
Vanessa Bell, jacket design for Virginia Woolf's The Years, The Hogarth Press, 1937; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.
Vanessa Bell, jacket design for Virginia Woolf's Three Guineas, The Hogarth Press, 1938; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.
Vanessa Bell, jacket design for Virginia Woolf's A Haunted House and other stories, The Hogarth Press, 1943; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.
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a member of the celebrated Bloomsbury Group, designed graphic dust jackets and illustrations for the Hogarth Press, a publishing house co-founded by her sister, novelist Virginia Woolf. Enjoy here a sampling of exhibit's highlights: Vanessa Bell, cover design for Virginia Woolf's Monday or Tuesday, The Hogarth Press, 1921; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.Vanessa Bell, jacket design for Virginia Woolf's The Waves, The Hogarth Press, 1931; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.Vanessa Bell, jacket design for Virginia Woolf's The Years, The Hogarth Press, 1937; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.Vanessa Bell, jacket design for Virginia Woolf's Three Guineas, The Hogarth Press, 1938; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.Vanessa Bell, jacket design for Virginia Woolf's A Haunted House and other stories, The Hogarth Press, 1943; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.
