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Schwitters in Britain / edited by Emma Chambers and Karin Orchard ; with contributions from Adam Chodzko [and seven others].

Contributor(s): Publisher: London : Tate Publishing, 2013Description: 168 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781849760263
  • 1849760268
Subject(s):
Contents:
Schwitters and Britain -- Schwitters interned with friends -- Togetherness in exile -- 'British made': the late collages of Kurt Schwitters -- Schwitters twitters -- Plates -- The Merz Barn -- Schwitters's legacy in the lake district -- Chronology.
Summary: Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) was one of the most influential European avant-garde artists to come to prominence in the interwar years. This book concentrates on Schwitters' lesser known late works, made during his time in Britain, but sets the scene by recounting and sumarising his earlier achievements.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Book Book CGLAS Library Monographs Room SCH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 07019

Published to on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name, Tate Britain, 30th January-12th May 2013 and Sprengel Museum Hannover, 2nd June-25th August, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Schwitters and Britain -- Schwitters interned with friends -- Togetherness in exile -- 'British made': the late collages of Kurt Schwitters -- Schwitters twitters -- Plates -- The Merz Barn -- Schwitters's legacy in the lake district -- Chronology.

Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) was one of the most influential European avant-garde artists to come to prominence in the interwar years. This book concentrates on Schwitters' lesser known late works, made during his time in Britain, but sets the scene by recounting and sumarising his earlier achievements.