Publication

2018 - Thames & Hudson, England

Language

English

Word Count

68,000 words, Guess

Page Count

272 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100500021368
  • ISBN-139780500021361
  • Library of Congress Control Number2017945552
  • OCLC Control Number992572137
  • Better World Books9780500021361
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Classifications

  • DDC709.04/063
  • LCCN6494.S8 M67 2018
  • LCCNX456.5.S8

Description

"Surrealism did not begin as an art movement but as a philosophical strategy, a way of life, and a rebellion against the establishment that gave rise to the First World War. In Lives of the Surrealists, Desmond Morris concentrates on the artists as people--as remarkable individuals. What were their personalities, their predilections, their character strengths and flaws? Focusing on the thirty-five artists most closely associated with the surrealist movement, Morris lends context to their life histories with narratives of their idiosyncrasies and their often complex love lives, alongside photos of the artists and their work"--

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