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War Paint: Art, War, State and Identity in Britain, 1939-1945
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War Paint: Art, War, State and Identity in Britain, 1939-1945 Hardcover - 2007

by Brian Foss


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In this groundbreaking examination of British war art during the Second World War, Brian Foss delves deeply into what art meant to Britain and its people at a time when the nation's very survival was under threat. Foss probes the impact of war art on the relations between art, state patronage, and public interest in art, and he considers how this period of duress affected the trajectory of British Modernism. Supported by some two hundred illustrations and extensive archival research, the book offers the richest, most nuanced view of mid-century art and artists in Britain yet written.

The author focuses closely on Sir Kenneth Clark's influential War Artists' Advisory Committee and explores topics ranging from censorship to artists' finances, from the depiction of women as war workers to the contributions of war art to evolving notions of national identity and Britishness. Lively and insightful, the book adds new dimensions to the study of British art and cultural history.

Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

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  • Title War Paint: Art, War, State and Identity in Britain, 1939-1945
  • Author Brian Foss
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 264
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Paul Mellon Centre, Bx-211
  • Date September 28, 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780300108903 / 0300108907
  • Weight 2.92 lbs (1.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.82 x 8.84 x 0.9 in (27.48 x 22.45 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1930's
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects Great Britain, World War, 1939-1945
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006010258
  • Dewey Decimal Code 700.941

About the author

Brian Foss is professor, Department of Art History, Concordia University, Montreal.

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