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Thomas Hennell
Countryman, Artist, and Writer
by Michael MacLeod
ISBN: 0521331242
ISBN-13: 9780521331241
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
Published date: 1989
Publisher's Notes
The painter, writer, and poet Thomas Hennell (1903-1945) recorded country life in Britain during the 1930s and early 1940s. Toward the end of the Second World War he served as an official war artist in northern Europe, and in the Far East where his life ended under mysterious circumstances. This carefully documented account is the only biography of Hennell, a diversely talented individual whose intellectual range, distinctive mastery of watercolor, and beauty of language reveal him to be one of the most significant yet hitherto unrecognized figures of his time. Many of the illustrations have been specially photographed to elucidate a text that includes the artist's account of his schizophrenia as well as a memoir by Basil Gray.
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Thomas Hennell. Countryman, Artist and Writer
(HENNELL Thomas) MACLEOD Micael
Cambridge University Press, 1988. HB. Fine in Fine Dustwrapper. Painter, writer and poet (1903-45) who recorded country life in Britain during the 1930Õs and 40Õs. Official war artist in northern Europe and the Far East where he died in mysterious circumstances. The first biography and critical account of Hennell. (Label mark on fep. Review slip) 250x195, 237pages ( more information) Offered by Bruce Holdsworth Books (United Kingdom)
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THOMAS HENNELL Countryman, Artist and Writer
MacLeod, Michael
Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Some edgewear to the DJ. ; 0.98 x 9.69 x 7.44 Inches; 256 pages ( more information) Offered by The Avocado Pit (United States)
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Thomas Hennell Countryman, Artist and Writer
MacLeod, Michael
Bx275: Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0521331242 . Hardcover. 4to. Cambridge University Press. 1989. 256 pgs. DJ in excellent shape, unclipped and with no tears present. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. BX275; 0.98 x 9.69 x 7.44 Inches; 256 pages . ( more information) Offered by Mugwump Books (United States)
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