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Great Bookcase
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The Great Bookcase is a large piece of painted furniture designed by the English architect and designer William Burges.
The Great Bookcase, front view, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
The Great Bookcase, front view, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Left side view
Left side view
Detail
Detail
Right side view
Right side view
Kenneth Clark
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Kenneth Mackenzie Clark, Baron Clark was a British art historian, museum director and broadcaster. His expertise covered a wide range of artists and periods, but he is particularly associated with Ita
Great Bookcase
…bookcase as "occupying a unique position in the history of Victorian painted furniture." In 1933, the bookcase was purchased for the Ashmolean Museum by Kenneth Clark, Clark paying £50. After periods on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum and at Knightshayes Court, the bookcase has now been returned to the…
Clark in 1971
Clark in 1971
As a boy, 1911
As a boy, 1911
As a teenager, c. 1918
As a teenager, c. 1918
John Ruskin, whose writings inspired the young Clark
John Ruskin, whose writings inspired the young Clark