Summer Exhibition Illustrated 2013

The Royal Academy s popular Summer Exhibition has been an annual event since 1769 Today around a thousand works are selected each year from over 10 000 entries The exhibition includes paintings drawings prints sculpture photographs films and architectural design and models and continues to be the largest open exhibition in the UK First published in the 1870s the Summer Exhibition Illustrated presents the highlights of each year s show and is a fascinating barometer of changing artistic tastes The illustrations which include a wide range of the works on display and installation shots of the galleries and an informative introduction make the book en indispensable record of this most popular event