{"product_id":"dennis-creffield-art-and-life-hardcover","title":"Dennis Creffield: Art and Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Cork\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHugely admired by artists and writers, from Henri Cartier Bresson to the Booker prize winner Howard Jacobson, the extraordinary life and work of painter Dennis Creffield (1931-2018) are explored in this, the first major monograph on the artist. The narrative traces the artist's 'Dickensian' upbringing, his formative experiences as a teenager under the tutelage of David Bomberg, his conversion to Catholicism, and his award-winning years at the Slade. Focus is given to Creffield's passions for the stories of England, not only in the Cathedral drawings, but in his expressive work on Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eMidsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, on Blake and in his paintings and drawings of London, the great Petworth House, Cornish tin mines, and the eerie military buildings on Orford Ness. Complementing his work on England's sacred and profane identity is an equally audacious body of work on the human body, from tender paintings of mother and child to erotic paintings of women to his late paintings of men near death--Turner, Nelson, and Rimbaud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Cork\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning art critic, historian, broadcaster, and curator. He has been art critic for the \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e and the\u003ci\u003e Times, \u003c\/i\u003e among others. Alongside academic posts and curating exhibitions for venues including Tate and the National Gallery, he is author of numerous books, including his ground-breaking study of David Bomberg, and has been awarded the Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the Banister Fletcher Award, and the Art Fund Award. He is also Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 10.4 x 9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766769221920,"sku":"9781848224742","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aa09e378b1de3d5ea8ee6fb960c62f5b.webp?v=1780298557","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dennis-creffield-art-and-life-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}