This complete biographical look at John Bratby, an English painter who founded the "kitchen sink" style of art that was influential and popularized in the 1950s, reveals an eccentric artist who battled addictions and insecurity. Touching on the shameless publicity employed to make himself Britain's first modern celebrity artist, this is the first study to mine the Bratby Archive, which includes his selections from his intimate diaries. In addition to close readings of his art, this work examines his writings and his fiction, from his bestseller Breakdown to his unpublished novels and pornographic short stories.
| ISBN: | 9781904750260 |
| Publication date: | 30th January 2008 |
| Author: | Maurice Yacowar |
| Publisher: | Middlesex University Press an imprint of Libri Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 282 pages |
| Genres: |
Individual artists, art monographs |
This complete biographical look at John Bratby, an English painter who founded the "kitchen sink" style of art that was influential and popularized in the 1950s, reveals an eccentric artist who battled addictions and insecurity. Touching on the shameless publicity employed to make himself Britain's first modern celebrity artist, this is the first study to mine the Bratby Archive, which includes his selections from his intimate diaries. In addition to close readings of his art, this work examines his writings and his fiction, from his bestseller Breakdown to his unpublished novels and pornographic short stories.
The Great Bratby features in the following genres: Individual artists, art monographs
The Great Bratby is available in Paperback
The Great Bratby was written by Maurice Yacowar and published by Middlesex University Press an imprint of Libri Publishing
The Great Bratby has 282 pages