The Artist Helen Coombe (1864–1937)

Holberton - EAN : 9781913645533
Martin Ferguson Smith
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EAN : 9781913645533

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  • EAN13 : 9781913645533
  • Editeur : Holberton
  • Date Parution : 3 nov. 2023
  • Disponibilite : Disponible
  • Barème de remise : NS
  • Nombre de pages : 328
  • Format : H:30 mm L:163 mm E:242 mm
  • Poids : 974gr
  • Résumé : This fascinating book presents the first biography of Helen Coombe, a woman admired not only for her artistic skill, but also for her intellect, personality and wit. It reveals her family background and education, her place in the Arts and Crafts Movement and her outstanding artistic output. Helen Coombe was married to Roger Fry, an artist who was to achieve most fame as an art critic, historian and protagonist of the Bloomsbury Group. Soon after their marriage in 1896, she displayed symptoms of schizophrenia. After the first episode, she temporarily resumed her career and had two children with Fry, but for the last thirty years of her life she was sectioned under the Lunacy Act and committed to an institution. This thoroughly researched book makes full use of archival material, including correspondence, diaries and medical records. It illuminates late Victorian and Edwardian society and culture. It throws new light, by no means all of it favourable, on Roger Fry. It is a ‘must’ for all interested in the Bloomsbury Group, art history, and the handling of mental illness at a time before efficacious antipsychotic drugs were available.
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