Made in Newcastle: Visual culture

by Hilary Fawcett

From fashion in Newcastle in the 1960s to 55 Degrees North, from Get Carter to the architecture of the contemporary Quayside, this book covers aspects of the visual history of North East England in the last 50 years. Art, architecture, design, fashion, film, advertising and television, all combine to tell a story of a changing identity and the role of the region in the development of post-war culture.

184 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2007

Reviews

[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book written by several professors from Northumberland University, in Newcastle, England. It is diffcut to read, as it seems to be a "publish-or-perish" book, and is written at the graduate-school level. It does have some interesting ideas, in it. It tells of the visual art of Newcastle, in fashion, architecture, and movies. It refers frequently to the Millenium Bridge and to the Angel statue in Gateshead. It describes the transition of Newcastle from an industrial city to a post-modern service-worker and party city.