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Love and War describes the sources of inspiration artist Rex Whistler drew on during the years—immediately before his tragic early death in battle—for his work as a portrait painter, and as a designer of theater sets and costumes, of books and of advertisements, and above all, as the outstanding mural painter of the interwar years.
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Hugh Cecil and Maribel Cecil are the coauthors of Clever Hearts, which won both the Duff Cooper Prize and the Marsh Biography Award, Imperial Marriage, and In Search of Rex Whistler.
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'Sharp-nosed and perceptive.' -- Times Literary Supplement 'Not merely a delight to read, well researched and carefully organised, but also lavishly illustrted and beautifully designed.' -- Country Life From reviews of In Search of Rex Whistler: 'A superb new biography...which throws new light on the artist's complex world, and marks the resounding reclamation of his reputation.' -- Financial Times
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- PublisherPimpernel Press
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1910258016
- ISBN 13 9781910258019
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages88
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Rex Whistler (1905-1944) was one of the most intriguing artists of the interwar years. His work encompassed all areas of art and design, from set design for opera, ballet and the West End theatre to book illustration. He painted moving and memorable portraits, of people and of their houses. And he was the outstanding mural painter of his day. As a 20-year old student at the Slade School he pained a mural which an still be seen on the walls of the restaurant at Tate Britain. Later murals are to be seen at Port Lympne in Kent, Mottisfont Abbey in Hampshire, Dorneywood in Buckinghamshire and - his masterpiece, Plas Newydd on Anglesey. At the outbreak of the Second World War he volunteered to serve in the army. He became a dedicated tank commander in the Guards Armoured Division. He was killed in Normandy on 18 July 1944. Love and War tells the story of the years immediately before Rex Whistler's tragic early death in battle in the Second World War. Celebrates the artist Rex Whistler, portrait painter, designer, illustrator and the outstanding mural painter of the interwar years. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781910258019
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