Charting world events that have shaped and defined modern Britain through a series breath-taking photographs, this publication documents the changing seasons of 1950s post-war austerity, 1960s prosperity and expansion, and the social, economic and political chaos of the 1970s.

This lovely gift book presents some of the most beautiful, transformative, and amusing expressions of spring pulled from the renowned collections of Tate, London. Divided into key themes--"Blossom and Blooms," "Into the Landscape," "In the Garden," "Agriculture," "Rebirth," and "Uprising"--this book considers how the traditional season of growth and rebirth has influenced artists over centuries. Paintings, drawings, sculptures, illustrations, and installations are accompanied by brief caption...