John Craxton : A Life of Gifts.

Uplifting and engaging, this story recounts the life and career of a rebellious 20th-century British artistBorn into a large, musical, and bohemian family in London, the British artist John Craxton (1922-2009) has been described as a Neo-Romantic, but he called himself a "kind of Arcadian"...

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Main Author: Collins, Ian
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2021.
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