Queer St Ives and Other Stories Paperback / softback
by Ian Massey
Paperback / softback
Description
This first ever queer history of St Ives weaves together biography with art and social history to shine new light on a pivotal era in the development of British modernism.
At its centre is the sculptor John Milne (1931-1978), who arrived in the town in 1952 to work as an assistant to Barbara Hepworth. Hidden behind 20-foot-high granite walls, Milne's house, Trewyn, became a meeting point for queer figures from the arts as well as the scene of legendary parties.
The large cast - both queer and otherwise - featured in Queer St Ives and Other Stories includes artists Francis Bacon, Alan Lowndes, Marlow Moss, Patrick Procktor, Mark Tobey, Keith Vaughan and Brian Wall; Whitechapel Art Gallery director Bryan Robertson; actors Keith Barron and Richard Wattis; potter Janet Leach; and writers Tony Warren and Richard Blake Brown.
There is also the extraordinary Julian Nixon, a queer Everyman whose involvement in the group has been little explored until now. Based on original interviews and previously unpublished letters and diaries, Queer St Ives and Other Stories reveals a fascinating, previously undocumented history, adding vital new insights into the history of this fabled Cornish art colony.
Publication supported by the Paul Mellon Centre.
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:456 pages, 10 Illustrations, black and white; 58 Illustrations, color
- Publisher:Ridinghouse
- Publication Date:13/06/2022
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- ISBN:9781909932692
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Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:456 pages, 10 Illustrations, black and white; 58 Illustrations, color
- Publisher:Ridinghouse
- Publication Date:13/06/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9781909932692
