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Addressing what Stephen Spender called the 'shared subject matter of art and literature,' this book explores the celebrated writer's connections with a remarkable constellation of cultural figures. Over a life spanning the twentieth century, the celebrated writer Stephen Spender came into contact withand connectedmany of the most in?uential cultural ?gures of the era. Complementing a constellation of artworks by artists linked by personal friendship, family ties, or spiritual kinship to Spenderfrom Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud to Arshile Gorkythis publication is addressed to what he termed the shared subject matter' of art and literature and is replete with archival photos of Spender and his circle.

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    A Paperback / softback by Tom McCarthy, Matthew Spender

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      Publisher: Hauser & Wirth
      Publication Date: 01/09/2018
      ISBN13: 9783906915197, 978-3906915197
      ISBN10: 3906915190
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      Book Synopsis
      Addressing what Stephen Spender called the 'shared subject matter of art and literature,' this book explores the celebrated writer's connections with a remarkable constellation of cultural figures. Over a life spanning the twentieth century, the celebrated writer Stephen Spender came into contact withand connectedmany of the most in?uential cultural ?gures of the era. Complementing a constellation of artworks by artists linked by personal friendship, family ties, or spiritual kinship to Spenderfrom Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud to Arshile Gorkythis publication is addressed to what he termed the shared subject matter' of art and literature and is replete with archival photos of Spender and his circle.

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