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Ezra Pound
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Helen Saunders
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
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Jessica Dismorr
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T. E. Hulme
Vorticists
War and art
William Roberts
Wyndham Lewis
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Product details
- ISBN 9781836390558
- Dimensions: 168 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 16 Jun 2025
- Publisher: Reaktion Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The Vorticists, a rebellious cohort of young artists in early twentieth-century England, defied the conventions of the art world with their distinctive abstract creations. Despite the brevity of their existence, from 1911 to 1914, their startling innovations left an indelible mark on English art history. In this book James King explores the personalities and lives of these colourful individuals, capturing the tumultuous environment in which they thrived. The narrative presents biographies of the group’s members – ‘our little gang’, as Ezra Pound called them – highlighting personal conflicts and providing a concise, highly readable history of the movement. This book is ideal for art enthusiasts, historians and anyone intrigued by avant-garde movements of the early twentieth century.
James King is Professor Emeritus of English at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. His previous books include Paul Nash: Designer and Illustrator (2022).
