Download or read book The St Ives Artists written by Michael Bird and published by Lund Humphries Publishers Limited. This book was released on 2008 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St Ives is unique in British art history. Between the Second World War and the 1970s, many progressive artists chose to work and often settle around this small port in the far west of Cornwall.Drawing on fresh research, Michael Bird has created a fascinating and highly readable account of St Ives and its artists.