Jane Bown

Walter Crane and James Silvester Sparrow, detail of Psalm 148, window (1896), Holy Trinity Church, Hull, Yorkshire. From Arts & Crafts Stained Glass, by Peter Cormack (Yale)

From cave painting to Maggi Hambling: the best Christmas art books

28 November 2015 9:00 am

It’s been a memorably productive year for art books (I have published a couple myself), but certain volumes stand out.…

Blue Ruin is unwatchable, bloody – but, from what I saw, rather good

3 May 2014 9:00 am

Blue Ruin is a low-budget yet highly accomplished revenge thriller although whether you have the stomach for it is another…