Stanley Spencer
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Stanley Spencer

Stanley Spencer

LUND HUMPHRIES PUBLISHERS LTDISBN: 9781848221468

Art as a Mirror of Himself

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By Andrew Causey
Imprint: LUND HUMPHRIES PUBLISHERS LTD
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Format: HARDBACK
Dimensions: 275 x 230 mm
Weight: 1200 g
Pages: 192

Description

Stanley Spencer (1891-1959) explored fundamental issues of life with an urgency and persistence unique among British artists of his generation. His art comments on religion, love, sexuality, fraternity and community.

Contents: Introduction; Chapter 1: Marriage to the world; Chapter 2: Where the spirit moves me; Chapter 3: War, re-birth and a 'New Me'; Chapter 4: A modern conversation piece; Chapter 5: All the faithful dead; Chapter 6: God's clown; Chapter 7: Possessed by joy; Chapter 8: The search for love; Personal, sincere and courageous; Chronology; Bibliography; Index.

Reviews

'A richly stimulating guide to a complex artist...Any book that can add to our understanding of genius - as this one does - is to be prized' The Art Newspaper

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