Althea McNish: bibliography
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		references to illustrations of work are starred*
	2009	Lesley Jackson, Shirley Craven and Hull Traders - Revolutionary Fabrics and Furniture 1957-1980. 2009, ACC Editions. 31* 32 46 106-107* 127 128-134* 204 205* 207 212
	2009	Roxy Harris & Sarah White, ed., Building Britannia: Life Experience With Britain. 2009, New Beacon Books for the George Padmore Institute. 47-92*
	2009	Anna Buruma, Liberty and Co. in the Fifties and Sixties: A Taste for Design. 2009, ACC Editions. 56 57* 59* 74
	2008	Angela Cobbinah, "A Dash of Colour", Black History 365: 2/1, Summer 2008. 5*
	2007	Richard M. Juang & Noelle Anne Morrissette, ed., Africa and the Americas: culture, politics, and history : a multi-disciplinary encyclopedia c2008, Santa Barbara, Calif.; Oxford, ABC-CLIO. Vol1: 235
	2007	Lesley Jackson, Twentieth Century Pattern Design. 2007, Princeton Architectural Press. 103 104 145* 146 148 151 158 159
	2007	David Dabydeen, John Gilmore and Cecily Jones, The Oxford companion to Black British history, 2007. 90 156
	2007	Mary Schoeser, Silk. 2007, Yale University Press. 142*
	2005	Fleur Britten, "Summer Breeze", University of the Arts London Magazine: Autumn/Winter 2005. 16-19*
	2005	Lesley Jackson, "Caribbean Blaze", Crafts, v194: May/June 2005. 32-37*
	2005	David Clover, "Dispersed or destroyed: archives, the West Indian Students' Union, and public memory", Society for Caribbean Studies Conference Papers v6: 2005. 9
	2003	Bill Schwarz, West Indian intellectuals in Britain 2003, Manchester, Manchester University Press. 16 28
	2002	Lesley Jackson, 20th Century Pattern Design: Textile & Wallpaper Pioneers, 2002. 103 104 145* 146 148 151 158 159
	2002	Hali: the international journal of Carpet, textile & Islamic art. v123-125:2002 147
	2002	Brian W. Alleyne, Radicals against race: Black activism and cultural politics, 2002, Oxford, Berg. 146-147
	2002	Claus Bjorn, Jorgen Sevaldsen, and Bo Bjorke, Britain and Denmark: Political, Economic and Cultural Relations in the 19th and 20th Centuries, 2002. 420
	2000	Maureen Paton, The Best of Women: The History of Women of the Year, 2000. 263
	1998	Patricia Moloney, "The Brush is my Language: Althea McNish, Textile Designer", TEXT: for the study of textile art design & history, v26:1998. 16* 19*
	1998	International review of African American art, v15/1:1998. 35*
	1998	African arts, v31. African Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, 1998. 82
	1998	Aubrey Williams et al, Aubrey Williams, Institute of International Visual Arts, 1998. 1981
	1997	Patrick Edwards et al, Trinidad & Tobago Through the Eye of the Artist: from Cazabon to the Millennium. 1997, London, Trinidad & Tobago High Commission. 105* 114* 115*
	1996	Mora J. Beauchamp-Byrd et al, Transforming the Crown; African, Asian and Caribbean artists in Britain, 1966-1996. 1996, New York, F.H. Williams Caribbean Cultural Center/African Diaspora Institute. *
	1996	Anne Walmesley ed, Caribbean Connection 2: Island Pulse. 1996, London, Islington Arts Factory. front cover* 6 7*
	1996	Melanie Keen and Liz Ward, Recordings: a select bibliography of contemporary African, Afro-Caribbean and Asian British Art, 1996. 19
	1993	David Hillman, Harri Peccinotti and David Gibbs, Nova 1965-1975, 1993. 103
	1992	Stephen Calloway, The House of Liberty, Masters of Style and Decoration. 1992, London, Thames and Hudson. 170 181 182* 185
	1992	Anne Walmesley, The Caribbean Artists Movement 1966-1972. 1992, London and Port of Spain, New Beacon Books. 18 80-81* 87 90 135 150-2 172(facing)* 229 235* 285 302 307 319
	1991	Barty Philips, Fabrics and Wallpapers, Design Sources and Inspiration. 1991, London, Ebury Press. 53* 168
	1989	Mary Shoeser & Celia Rufey, English and American Textiles from 1790 to the Present. 1989, NY, Thames and Hudson. 226*
	1987	Valerie Mendes and Frances Hinchcliffe, Ascher. 1987, London, Victoria and Albert Museum. 128 194-5* 196-7*
	1987	Christopher Frayling, Royal College of Art, One Hundred & Fifty Years of Art & Design. 1987, London, Barrie and Jenkins. 154
	1986	Penny Sparke, ed., Did Britain Make It?, British Design in Context 1946-86 1986, London, Design Council. 80* 81 83* 88
	1986	Mary Schoeser, Fabrics and Wallpapers 1986. London, Bell and Hyman. 89* 90
	1986	Arredo, Milan 1986, April-May, Tessili: 36*; 1987, Biancheria 1: 61*
	1986	Victoria & Albert Museum, Designs for British Dress & Furnishing Fabrics, 18th Century to the Present. 1986, London, Victoria and Albert Museum. 49
	1984	Isabelle Anscombe, A Woman's Touch, Women in Design from 1860 to the Present Day. 1984, London, Virago. 194
	1983	Susan Lambert, ed., Pattern and Design, Designs for the Decorative Arts 1480-1980. 1983, London, Victoria and Albert Museum. I
	1983	Kate Baynes, ed., Young Blood, Britain's Design Schools Today and Tomorrow. 1983, London, Design Into Industry Ltd and Lund Humphries. 10* 52-55
	1982	Charles Chichele Oman et al, Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: Sotheby Publications, 1982. 260
	1982	Jumoke Debayo, ed., Costumes, Masks and Jewellery of the Commonwealth. 1982, Brisbane, International Cultural Corporation of Australia. 30* 32*
	1981	Institute of Race Relations, Race Today. v14-16: 1981 39 41
	1979	Margaret Timmers, The Way We Live Now, Designs for Interiors 1950 to the Present Day. 1979, London, Victoria and Albert Museum. 23
	1978	Winston Mahabir, In and out of politics: tales of the government of Dr. Eric Williams, Imprint Caribbean, Port of Spain, 1978. 121
	1972	Art index, v18:1972 103
	1971	Society of Industrial Artists and Designers, comp., Designers in Britain 7. 1971, London, André Deutsch. 266* 267* 268*
	1969	The parliamentarian, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, v50:1969. vi
	1967	Tony Hart, The Young Designer. 1967, Kaye & Ward. 48-52*
	1967	West Indies Chronicle [West India Committee] March 1967, "Caribbean art in dress fabric design - New ground broken by Althea McNish". 123*
	1967	Josa Morgan Ruffner, "Auch in Deutschland trägt man ihere Kleider" , GONG, die Woche im Bild, 1967/18, April 1967. 70-71*
	1967	Star [Roseau, Dominica] 18 February, "Trinidad girl designs for a brighter Britain". 1967, Roseau, Dominica. 5*
	1967	Lionel Carson, ed, The Stage year book, v1915: 1967 46
	1966	Flair, February 1966. 14*
	1965-66	The Journal [The Bradford Textile Society] 1965-66, Lavenham. 68 69* 72-74
	1965	Drapers Record July 1965, "Caribbean colour for prints". 6*
	1965	Commonwealth Today [Central Office of Information], London 1965. 18* back*
	1964	Flamingo, Dec 1964, "Designing woman with a difference". 31 32*
	1961	[Studio Books], Decorative Art in Modern Interiors 1961-62 1961, London, Studio Books. 75*
	1961	Interbuild v8:1961 29
	1961	Architectural Design v31:1961. 53
	1960	Tropic, April 1960, "Althea McNish: Textile designer". 32* 33*
	1960	The Ambassador, London; Dec 1960*, Dec 1964 91*
	1960	Terence Davis, ed., Decorative Art in Modern Interiors 50: 1960-61 1960, London, Studio Books. 65* 73 77*
	1960	Bakelite Plastics Review [1960], "Luxury afloat: the best of everything for s.s.Oriana". Front cover* 11*
	1959, 61	James Laver, The Liberty Story 1959, 1961, London, Liberty and Co. 35* end-paper*
	1959	Central Office of Information, Commonwealth Today 65. [1959?] London. 18* 32* [review of Woodstock Gallery exhibition 1959]
	1959	West Indian Review, Jan 1959, "West Indian Textile Designer". 99 101
	1958-	Design Magazine v120*:1958 and subsequently
	1956	The Penrose annual: review of the graphic arts, v50:1956 *
		photo of Althea McNish by Derek Tamea bio exhibitions links home revised May 2010