TY - BOOK AU - Stephens,Chris ED - Tate Britain (Gallery) ED - Yale Center for British Art. TI - The history of British art SN - 9781854376527 (hbk.) : U1 - 709.4'1 22 PY - 2008/// CY - London PB - Tate KW - Art, British KW - History KW - Art KW - Great Britain KW - Themes, motives N1 - Published in association with Tate Britain and Yale Center for British Art; Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-246) and index N2 - In this volume of 'The History of British Art', London emerges as a mid-point between Europe and America, drawing its influences from both, particularly from the avant-garde in Paris and New York. The book explores the impact of modernism on British art, along with the emergence of distinctly British counter-movements. Other themes which are discussed include: the changing roles of art education, patronage and institutions; Asian and black artists, conceptual art, and the Young British Artists ER -