
Wyndham Lewis
Life, Art, War
Richard Slocombe(Author)
Imperial War Museum (Publisher)
Published on 15. October 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-904897-38-5 (ISBN)
Description
Until his death in 1957, Wyndham Lewis was a radical force in British art and literature; a modernist 'Man of 1914' and the founder of Britain's only true avant-garde movement, Vorticism. As a master of art and letters he won the plaudits of T S Eliot and Augustus John in his lifetime and inspired a miscellany of fi gures in art, literature and music, from the sculptor Henry Moore to the blues rock experimentalist Captain Beefheart, and pop music pioneer David Bowie. Yet in spite of this impressive cultural pedigree Lewis's reputation has been blighted by his shortlived, ill-judged praise of Hitler in the 1930s. Cast into the cultural wilderness for the second half of the 20th century, Lewis has belatedly undergone a revivalof interest.This book takes a look at this intriguing artist and accompanies the first major exhibition of his work in over 40 years at IWMNorth in Manchester.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
50 full colour
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 223 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
466 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-904897-38-5 (9781904897385)
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Person
Richard Slocombe is Senior Curator Historian at Imperial War Museums, and curator of the exhibition Wyndham Lewis: Life, Art, War at IWM North.
Content
Preface: 'Wyndham Lewis 1882-1957' by Paul Edwards; 'Always on a War Footing': Lewis and an Era of Conflict by Richard Slocombe; The Plates; Picture Credits; Acknowledgements