Martin Simon, Andrew Lambirth and Jane Stevenson, Edward Burra

The first full-scale monograph on Edward Burra (1905-1975) accompanied an exhibition of Burra’s paintings and drawings at Pallant House Gallery. The authors include Simon Martin, head of Curatorial Services at Pallant House Gallery, curator of the exhibition, and Jane Stevenson and Andrew Lambirth a...

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Published inMiranda Vol. 10; no. 10
Main Author Adrien, Muriel
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès 31.12.2014
Laboratoire CAS (Cultures anglo-saxonnes)
Subjects
Art and art history
Harlem Renaissance
Humanities and Social Sciences
Jazz Age
Neue Sachlichkeit
Parisian music halls
Surrealism
Unit One
guerre civile espagnole
skeletons
prostitution
cabarets parisiens
boîtes de nuit
macabre
Harlem
opera theater
squelettes
Unit One
portraits de groupe
Sussex
Jazz Age
Parisian music halls
Harlem Renaissance
landscape painting
Neue Sachlichkeit
Spanish Civil War
Tubisme
décor de théâtre
conversation pieces
Surrealism
ballet-opéra
transvestites
peinture de paysage
stage design
surréalisme
Tubism
travestis
Les années folles
nightclubs
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Summary:The first full-scale monograph on Edward Burra (1905-1975) accompanied an exhibition of Burra’s paintings and drawings at Pallant House Gallery. The authors include Simon Martin, head of Curatorial Services at Pallant House Gallery, curator of the exhibition, and Jane Stevenson and Andrew Lambirth as other contributors. Far from the restrained abstraction of modernism, Burra went for men’s foibles and eccentricities (he was not afraid of coming out as a gay personality and as a painter of dra...
ISSN:2108-6559
2108-6559
DOI:10.4000/miranda.6444