The Artist's Studio - A Cultural History by James Hall

This book is an exciting narrative and visual history of the Artist's Studio, examining the myth and reality of the creative space from early times to today. This pioneering cultural history charts the myth and reality of the creative space from Ancient Greece to the present day. Tracing a history that extends far beyond the bohemian, romantic, and renaissance cults of the artist, each chapter focuses on key developments of the studio space as seen in a variety of familiar and unfamiliar images.