Dora Carrington : beyond Bloomsbury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carrington, Dora de Houghton, 1893-1932.

Contributor:

Pallant House Gallery, host institution, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carrington, Dora de Houghton, 1893-1932--Exhibitions.

Carrington, Dora de Houghton.

Bloomsbury group--Exhibitions.

Bloomsbury group.

Painters--England--20th century--Exhibitions.

Painters.

Carrington, Dora de Houghton, 1893-1932.

England.

Genre:

exhibition catalogs.

Exhibition catalogs

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

143, [1] pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 27 cm

Distribution:

New Haven, Connecticut ; London : Yale University Press.

Other Title:

Beyond Bloomsbury

Place of Publication:

Chichester : Pallant House Gallery, [2024]

Summary:

"Dora Carrington's artworks, letters, and drawings are used to reposition her in the history of Modern British art, demonstrating her remarkable life and work to audiences today. As a significant contributor to Modern British art during the interwar years and an associate of the Bloomsbury Group, Carrington, who preferred to be known only by her surname, was described as "the most neglected serious painter of her time" by former Tate director Sir John Rothenstein. For the first time in thirty years, Ariane Bankes and Anne Chisholm will take Dora Carrington's works, letters, and drawings and shed light on a remarkable artist who defied social norms with her radical, bohemian way of life. This book looks at Carrington's involvement with the Bloomsbury Group, her work for the Omega Workshops, as well as her relationships with artists and writers, including one of the founding members of the Bloomsbury Group, Lytton Strachey. Although devoted to Strachey until her death, their unconventional relationship allowed Carrington to explore her sexuality and defiance of gender norms, which became a defining element of her artwork. Carrington's paintings guide this narrative throughout the book as paintings and drawings of her family, friends, and lovers at the time show glimpses into her extraordinary life, which has been overlooked for so many years" -- from publisher's website.

Contents:

Foreword / Simon Martin

Introduction / Ali Smith

Chronology

Experiments in living: Carrington's search for love / Anne Chisholm

Carrington-a study of a modern witch / Julia Strachey

'A communion of spirit': Carrington, Mark Gertler and the slade / Sarah MacDougall

Carrington at home / Arianne Bankers

Memories of Carrington and John family life / Vivien John

Becoming Carrington / Jane Hill

Endnotes

Select bibliography

Life of exhibition works

Acknowledgements

Index.

Notes:

Catalog of an exhibition held at Pallant House Gallery, November 9, 2024-April 27, 2025.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-137) and index.

ISBN:

9781869827670

1869827678

OCLC:

1449674799

Publisher Number:

CIPO000165435