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Stanley Spencer
by Kitty Hauser (Author)
Perhaps best known for his paintings of biblical
subjects set in and around Cookham--in particular,
The Resurrection, Cookham--Spencer was also
an official war artist during both World Wars.
In his paintings and in his life, he reveled
in the intense ordinariness of the world he
inhabited. His mature art fuses things most
often thought of as separate: religion and sex,
the real and the imaginary, public and private,
the young and the old, the self and others.
In this excellent introduction to the artist
and his work, Kitty Hauser reveals how Spencer's
art grew out of places, experiences, and social
relations that enriched his imagination. Though
Spencer is often described as visionary, this
book shows that his brand of mysticism was firmly
grounded in material reality--in landscapes,
homes, and the human relationships he felt so
strongly.
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