The book This is Tomorrow is a compelling and lively history that examines the lives of British artists from the late 19th century to today. Michael Bird takes a fresh look at the long twentieth century, from the closing years of Queen Victoria's reign to the turn of the millennium, through the lens of the artists who lived and worked in this ever - changing Britain. Bird examines how the rhythms of change and adaptation in art became embedded in the nation's collective consciousness and vividly evokes the personalities who populate and drive this story.