Love and war
Cecil, Hugh (Hugh P.)2015
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Rex Whistler (1905-1944) was one of the most intriguing artists of the interwar years. His work encompassed all areas of art and design, from set design for opera, ballet and the West End theatre to book illustration. He was the outstanding mural painter of his day. As a 20-year-old student at the Slade School he painted a mural which can still be seen on the walls of the restaurant at Tate Britain. Later murals are to be seen at Port Lympne in Kent, Mottisfont Abbey in Hampshire, Dorneywood in Buckinghamshire and - his masterpiece, Plas Newydd on Anglesey. At the outbreak of the Second World War he volunteered to serve in the army. He became a dedicated tank commander in the Guards Armoured Division. He was killed in Normandy on 18 July 1944. This book tells the story of the years immediately before Rex Whistler's tragic early death in battle in the Second World War.
Main title:
Love and war / Hugh Cecil and Mirabel Cecil.
Imprint:
London : Pimpernel, 2015.
Collation:
96 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781910258019 (hbk)
Dewey class:
759.2759.2
Language:
English
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BRN:
1799456