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Townhead and Catterline were home to tight-knit communities, living under extreme pressure: Townhead suffered from overcrowding and poverty, and Catterline from depopulation brought about by the declining fishing industry. Eardley was inspired by the humanity she found in both places. These two intertwining strands are the focus of this book, which looks in detail at Eardley's working processes. Her method can be traced from rough sketches and photographs through to pastel drawings and large oil paintings. Identifying many of Eardley's subjects and drawing on unpublished letters, archival records and interviews, the authors provide a new and remarkably detailed account of Eardley's life and art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Elliott,Anne Galastro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Galleries of Scotland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 9.60w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911054023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Elliott\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Curator at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh. He has written extensively on modern and contemporary art. Recent publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing World of M.C. Escher, \u003c\/i\u003e ISBN 9781906270889, 2015; \u003ci\u003eAnother World: Dalí, Magritte, Miró and the Surrealists, \u003c\/i\u003e ISBN 9781906270308, 2010; \u003ci\u003eTony Cragg, \u003c\/i\u003e 2011; \u003ci\u003eThe Two Roberts: Robert Colquhoun and Robert MacBryde, \u003c\/i\u003e ISBN 9781906270742, 2014.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Patrick Elliott \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48984925175965,"sku":"9781911054023","price":41.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_15c9ed73-0123-4ce2-bfa9-3fbea8eba008.jpg?v=1791376119"}],"url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/collections\/art-performance.oembed","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}