''The Studio: An Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art'' was an illustrated

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s and

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magazine published in London from 1893 until 1964. The founder and first editor was

Charles Holme Charles Holme (; 1848–1923) was an English journalist and art critic, founding editor of ''The Studio'' from 1893. He published a series of books promoting peasant art in the first decades of the 20th century. Life Holme was born on 7 Octob ...

. The magazine exerted a major influence on the development of the Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movements. It was absorbed into ''

Studio International ''Studio International'' is an international illustrated contemporary art magazine, formerly published in hard copy in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Ki ...

'' magazine in 1964.

History

''The Studio'' was founded by

in 1893. Holme was in the wool and silk trades, had travelled extensively in Europe and had visited Japan and the United States with

Lasenby Liberty Sir Arthur Lasenby Liberty (13 August 1843 – 11 May 1917) was a London-based merchant, and the founder of Liberty & Co. Early life Arthur Liberty was born on 13 August 1843 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, the son of a draper. He b ...

and his wife Emma. During his travels he had formed: He retired from trade in order to start ''The Studio''. He had hoped to engage

Lewis Hind Charles Lewis Hind (1862–1927) was a British journalist, writer, editor, art critic, and art historian. Biography He served as the deputy editor of ''The Art Journal'' (1887–92) and the ''Pall Mall Budget''. In 1893, he co-founded ''The Stu ...

as the editor of the new venture, but Hind went instead to

William Waldorf Astor William Waldorf "Willy" Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (31 March 1848 – 18 October 1919) was an American-British attorney, politician, businessman (hotels and newspapers), and philanthropist. Astor was a scion of the very wealthy Astor family of ...

's ''

Pall Mall Budget The ''Pall Mall Budget'' was a weekly magazine published in London from 1868 until 1920. It was a weekly digest of articles from evening newspaper ''The Pall Mall Gazette'' (1865 to 1923). The ''Pall Mall Budget'' was re-launched in 1893 by Will ...

''. He suggested

Joseph Gleeson White Joseph William Gleeson White (1851–1898), often known as Gleeson White, was an English writer on art. Life He was born in Christchurch, Dorset and educated at Christ Church School and afterward became a member of the Art Workers Guild. H ...

as an alternative. Gleeson White edited ''The Studio'' from the first issue in April 1893. In 1895 Holme took over as editor himself, although Gleeson White continued to contribute. Holme retired as editor in 1919 for reasons of health, and was succeeded by his son Charles Geoffrey Holme, who was already the editor of special numbers and year-books of the magazine.

The magazine

The magazine was monthly; 853 issues were published between April 1893 and May 1964. ''The Studio'' promoted the work of "New Art" artists, designers and architects. It played a major part in introducing the work of

Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh (7 June 1868 – 10 December 1928) was a Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist. His artistic approach had much in common with European Symbolism. His work, alongside that of his wife Margaret Macdo ...

and Charles Voysey to a wide audience, and was especially influential in Europe. In keeping with Holme's original concept, the magazine was international in scope. A French edition was published in Paris, differing from the English one only in that the spine and parts of the cover were printed in French, and there was an insert consisting of a French translation of the article text and some French advertisements. The American edition was titled ''The International Studio''. It had its own editorial staff, and the content was different from that of the English edition, although many articles from that were reprinted. It was published in New York by John Lane & Company from May 1897 until 1921, and by International Studio, Inc., from 1922 until publication ceased in 1931. In 1894 and then from 1896 on, special numbers of the magazine were also published, normally three times a year. These carried various titles; 117 of them were issued between 1894 and 1940. From 1906 onwards ''The Studio'' published an annual, ''The Studio Year-Book of Decorative Art'', which dealt with architecture, interior design and design of furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalwork and ceramics. These annuals promoted

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in the 1920s, and later the

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movement. The last edition was published in May 1964, after which it was absorbed into ''

''. File:Cover of The Studio vol. 53 no. 219, June 1911.jpeg, Cover of the Paris edition of ''The Studio'', volume 53 no. 219, June 1911 File:Léon Solon The Studio.jpg, Poster by

Léon-Victor Solon Léon-Victor Solon (17 April 1873 – 27 December 1957), son of ceramist Marc-Louis Solon, was an English painter, ceramist, and graphic artist. He was a purveyor of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles and an important Modern Style (British Art Nou ...

advertising ''The Studio'' File:The_Studio_Year-Book_1906.jpg, Cover of the first ''Year-Book'', 1906

History

The magazine

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