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Book SynopsisThe absorbing story of the artists' colony at St Ives, which from the outbreak of the Second World War attracted some of the most progressive painters and sculptors of the day, and which was to exert a significant influence on the course of modern art.
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction. Early times 1. Nicholson, Wood and Wallis 2. Traditional and modern: St Ives and London 3. Wartime in St Ives 4. Artists gather in St Ives 5. The Crypt Group and the Penwith Society: the Festival of Britain in London and St Ives 6. Post-war Britain; Nicholson's growing reputation 7. Barbara Hepworth, Bernard Leach and Denis Mitchell 8. Peter Lanyon 9. The development of abstraction: Terry Frost 10. International influences: Paris and New York. Patrick Heron 11. Bryan Wynter, Alan Davie and Paul Feiler 12. St Ives in the 1950s 13. Roger Hilton 14. The importance of St Ives Notes and references Bibliography Acknowledgements Index
