Summaries

A six-part television documentary series tracing the history of British art from 1066 to the modern day.

A journey through the British visual imagination, Andrew Graham-Dixon argues decisively against the preconception that the British are not a visual people. Starting with a revelatory account of the almost unknown masterpieces of the Catholic Middle Ages, Graham-Dixon celebrates the beauty and brilliance of Britain's artistic heritage--from Thomas Gainsborough to Damien Hirst, William Hogarth to David Hockney, John Constable to Henry Moore. Embracing not only painting and sculpture but also history, politics, architecture, and literature, Graham-Dixon writes with one simple aim: "to help myself and others to understand and love British art a little bit more."—BBC

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Keywords
  • art
Genres
  • Documentary
Release date Nov 1, 2015
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Production companies British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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Tech specs

Runtime 50m
Color Color
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