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FIX THE ART AND LIFE OF FELIX KELLY
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| By: |
Donald Bassett, Alan Peat, Brian A. Whitton |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£21.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0957079656 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780957079656 |
| Publisher: |
CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL PRESS LIMITED |
| Pub. date: |
18 September, 2013 |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
| Pages: |
299 |
| Description: |
Fix The Art And Life Of Felix Kellyis an account of the life and wprk of the artist Felix Kelly (1914-1994), who was born in New Zealand but left his homeland for the UK aged twenty-one, never to return. |
| Synopsis: |
The career of Auckland-born Felix Kelly ('Fix' to his friends), is a fascinating story of artistic and social transformation - one of the most unusual amongst New Zealand expatriates. From graphic designer to Surrealist and Neo-romantic; from Lilliput cartoonist to stage designer for John Gielgud; from painter of architecture to re-vamper of Highgrove for the Prince of Wales, Kelly carefully nurtured his new identity. Like so many 20th century gay men, Kelly had to leave New Zealand to survive; but increasingly unrecognisable 'memories' of his home country continued to appear for over thirty years after his 1935 departure, intersecting with architectural fantasies on British and American themes. Felix Kelly was much more than the society painter he at first glance seems to be. |
| Illustrations: |
colour and black and white |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Creative Educational Press Limited |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |