This book is the first of its kind to focus exclusively on the unique talents of iconoclastic artist-writer Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957) as a portraitist. Lewis was the most important British modernist creator of the first half of the twentieth century, and as one of the 'Men of 1914' - a group which also included Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, James Joyce - he is credited with revolutionising 20th-century art and literature. Broadly chronological, "Wyndham Lewis Portraits" begins by examining how Lewis portrayed himself using a ...
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This book is the first of its kind to focus exclusively on the unique talents of iconoclastic artist-writer Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957) as a portraitist. Lewis was the most important British modernist creator of the first half of the twentieth century, and as one of the 'Men of 1914' - a group which also included Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, James Joyce - he is credited with revolutionising 20th-century art and literature. Broadly chronological, "Wyndham Lewis Portraits" begins by examining how Lewis portrayed himself using a series of multiple identities, and explores how he developed this idea in his portraits of well-known personalities such as Stephen Spender, Edith Sitwell, Virginia Woolf and G.K. Chesterton.In order to lay bare the many distinctive aspects of self-presentation that Lewis saw in each sitter, many of his supposedly definitive portraits in oils are presented in this book alongside clusters of his preparatory drawings, bringing to life his vibrant interpretations of some of the major artistic and literary figures of his time. The high point of Lewis' career as a portraitist came in the 1930s. But when the Royal Academy rejected his 1938 portrait of T.S. Eliot, it triggered the resignation of Augustus John and a speech by Churchill. This was typical of the controversy and publicity that characterised Lewis' career. Although later in life he often alienated patrons and friends, some sitters still caught his imagination. His last major portrait of T.S. Eliot in 1949 renewed his commitment to the values of the "Men of 1914" despite a drastic deterioration in his sight caused by the brain tumour that eventually contributed to his death in 1957.It is published to accompany the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London (3 July-19 October 2008).
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Corte Madera. 2008. Ginko Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9781584233206. 112 pages. paperback. keywords: Art Wyndham Lewis. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Although under-recognized in his lifetime, Wyndham Lewis was one of the most important figures in 20th century British art. He was best known for being a modernist activist, an avant-garde artist, an essayist and novelist. But he was also a remarkable portrait painter whose works bristle with the combined energy and charisma of maker and subject. This catalogue to the British National Portrait Gallery exhibition of Lewis's portraits presents a collection of work that has never before been exhibited (or published) together. Whilst Lewis completed a number of commissioned portraits, his best works are those he created of his artistic peers: James Joyce, Edith Sitwell, Ezra Pound, Rebecca West, T. S. Eliot and Naomi Michison to name a few. The majority of these works are presented here and all demonstrate Lewis's resolutely non-naturalistic, visually complex style. inventory #38039.
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