Independent Group: Postwar Britain and the Aesthetics of Plenty, The / Paolozzi E ; Wright E ; McHale J ; Hamilton R., 1990
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Scope and Contents
Recounts the history of The Institute of Contempoary Arts, London 1950-1962 with emphasis on the artists who launched the Pop Art movement in England. There are several essays on British artists of this period including John McHale (1922-1978), who made artworks from cut-up newspaper headlines. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1990
Creator
- Paolozzi, Eduardo, 1924-2005 (Person)
- Wright, Edward, 1912-1988 (Person)
- McHale, John (Person)
- Hamilton, Richard, 1922-2011 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 hard cover book (256 pages)) : illustrations (some color) ; 24.9 x 31.4 x 2.4 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
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Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Paul Mosher, 1991.
General
Published: London, England : Institute of Contemporary Arts. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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