Poppies: Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red Tapa dura -

Paperback. Very Good.

Hardback. New. The major art installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red at the Tower of London marked one hundred years since the first full day of Britain's involvement in the First World War. Featuring forewords by Paul Cummins and Tom Piper and stunning photography of the installation, this is the only official publication to mark this landmark event.

Imperial War Museum, 2018. Hardcover. New. 224 pages. 10.25x8.00x1.00 inches.

United Kingdom: Imperial War Museum, 2018. (UK) Presumed 1st edition, No markings, Fine, as New; no dust jacket as published. Photo boards, 205pp, colour photos throughout of the intallation of the poppies at different locales. Of the countless commemorations of the centennial of World War I, the most striking and unforgettable was surely an art installation at the Tower of London. Created by Paul Cummins, with installation design by Tom Piper, the installation was titled Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, and it consisted of 888,246 ceramic poppies that slowly were added to the Tower’s moat between July 18 and November 11, 2014. Each poppy represented a British or Colonial military fatality during the war; taken together, they offered a remarkable visual representation of the staggering human cost of the conflict. This book presents specially commissioned color photographs of the installation at the Tower and through its later travels to nineteen other locations throughout the United Kingdom.… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.