The Artist Helen Coombe (1864-1937) The Tragedy of Roger Fry's Wife
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- Englisch, Französisch ausgewählt
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
08.11.2023
Verlag
Paul Holberton Publishing LtdSeitenzahl
328
Maße (L/B/H)
23.8/16.2/3.1 cm
Gewicht
964 g
Sprache
Englisch, Französisch
ISBN
978-1-913645-53-3
A fascinating biography on Helen Coombe that addresses her art, personal life, and struggles with mental illness.
Helen Coombe was a woman admired not only for her artistic skill, but also for her intellect, personality, and wit. The first biography of Coombe, The Artist Helen Coombe reveals her family background and education, her place in the arts and crafts movement, and her outstanding artistic output. Coombe was married to Roger Fry, an artist who was to achieve most fame as an art critic, historian, and protagonist of the Bloomsbury Group. Soon after their marriage in 1896, she displayed symptoms of schizophrenia. After the first episode, she temporarily resumed her career and had two children with Fry, but for the last thirty years of her life, she was committed to an institution. This thoroughly researched investigation makes full use of archival material, including correspondence, diaries, and medical records, and illuminates late Victorian and Edwardian society and culture. It sheds new light on Fry and is a must for anyone interested in the Bloomsbury Group, art history, and the handling of mental illness in the late nineteenth century.Kundinnen und Kunden meinen
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