Imagining Empire Roy Lichtenstein and Larry Bell

Roy Lichtenstein and Larry Bell

One of the most innovative artists and thinkers of the first half of the 20th century

and yet set apart from its movements and manifestos

In this wide-ranging and thought-provoking publication

Beautifully illustrated with Lloyd Wright’s own sketches and photographs

Imagining Empire Roy Lichtenstein and Larry BellThis book is the first detailed study of the Commonwealth Institutes architecture and its exhibition galleries. It shows how the strikingly modern building and its dynamic displays inside worked together to create an immersive experience of the Commonwealth, as part of a wider process during which post war Britain began to focus on a future without its Empire. Featuring unpublished plans, drawings and historic photographs, the book sheds light on the