Blue House Books

A Field Guide to Postwar Murals by Lynn Pearson (Blue House Books, December 2008) is the first ever book on these British artworks. Featuring superb colour photography, this handy 80-page guide to British mural art and where to find it is now available for only £10.95 plus postage. The fully illustrated book explores the fantastic and little-known world of postwar mural art. The fifties and sixties were times of experimentation with new materials and forms, the meeting of art and architecture in a colourful outburst of exciting works which carried on into the 1970s and 1980s. Murals are for everyone, and this is an essential guide. NOW AVAILABLE FOR £1.49 in an iPad/iPhone version!

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From the reviews: 'this little gem of a book' Jon Wright, C20, The Magazine of the Twentieth Century Society, Spring 2009

'excellent new book' Ancient Monuments Society Newsletter, Autumn 2009

'an essential accessory for anyone making excursions in Britain's urban environment' Alan Swale, Glazed Expressions, Spring 2009

Blue House Books is a small publishing house set up in 2008 and based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The name comes from the nearby Blue House roundabout on the Great North Road. The Blue House (from the former colour of its paintwork) stands on a corner of Newcastle's Town Moor, a large area of common land. For many years horse races were held on the Moor, and the Blue House is close to the final turn on the course, just east of the site of the old grandstand.

Contact Blue House Books at 9 The Poplars, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 4AE England or email lynnpearson2@btinternet.com

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