British industrialisation and design 1830-1851 : with special reference to printing and figure-weaving in the Lancashire and West Riding textile industries
The thesis discusses the causes of the failure of the early Victorian textile industries to produce fine designs, and analyses the responses of manufacturers, artisans and critics to the issues raised by the problem. In Part 1 the historical changes of 'key words' such as art craft, artisan and artist are surveyed. It is suggested that changes in technology and work organisation and the formation of new social classes were mainly responsible for changes in the use of language. Part 2 looks at the labour process: technological changes and their results in the production of design are traced back and aesthetic aspects of the machinery question are analysed. The division of labour, its consequences in the designing process, and the nature of work (child labour in particular) are examined. The workers' defence of their skills and their desire to regain lost skills are also emphasised in the first two Parts: Part 3 then analyses economic, social and cultural aspects of the artistic education that was provided as a remedy for declining artistic standards and workmanship. Industrial exhibitions are discussed in the context of the education of the public in 'taste', as well as of the commercial interests of the manufacturing
Kusamitsu, Toshio
History of art and industry
British industrialisation and design 1830-1851 : with special reference to printing and figure-weaving in the Lancashire and West Riding textile industries. The thesis discusses the causes of the failure of the early Victorian textile industries to produce fine designs, and analyses the responses of manufacturers, artisans and critics to the issues raised by the problem. In Part 1 the historical changes of 'key words' such as art craft, artisan and artist are surveyed. It is suggested that changes in technology and work organisation and the formation of new social classes were mainly responsible for changes in the use of language. Part 2 looks at the labour process: technological changes and their results in the production of design are traced back and aesthetic aspects of the machinery question are analysed. The division of labour, its consequences in the designing process, and the nature of work (child labour in particular) are examined. The workers' defence of their skills and their desire to regain lost skills are also emphasised in the first two Parts: Part 3 then analyses economic, social and cultural aspects of the artistic education that was provided as a remedy for declining artistic standards and workmanship. Industrial exhibitions are discussed in the context of the education of the public in 'taste', as well as of the commercial interests of the manufacturing
british industrialisation design special_reference print figure lancashire west_riding textile_industry discus cause failure early victorian textile_industry produce fine design analyse response manufacturer artisan critic issue_raise problem part historical_change key_word art craft artisan artist survey suggest change technology work organisation formation new social_class mainly responsible change use language part_look labour process technological_change production design trace_back aesthetic aspect machinery question analyse division_labour consequence design process nature work child_labour particular examine worker defence skill desire regain lose skill also emphasise first_two parts part analysis economic_social cultural aspect artistic education provide remedy decline artistic standard industrial exhibition discuss_context education public taste well commercial_interest manufacture