Visitors' book : in Francis Bacon's shadow : the lives of Richard Chopping and Denis Wirth-Miller
Turner, Jon Lys2016
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The artists Dicky Chopping and Denis Wirth-Miller are by no means household names, but from their first meeting in 1937 to the former's death in 2008, the were the zeligs of the British art world. Though they stubbornly guarded their privacy, they hoarded correspondence, diaries and artworks - much of which survives in the care of author Jon Lys-Turner. From collaborating on canvases with Francis Bacon - Denis's closest friend - to Dicky's cover designs for Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, their story throws up unexpected and fascinating brushes with some of the most culturally important figures in 20th century British society. Their personal relationship was fraught with contradictions. They were a long-term gay couple who resented the decriminalisation of homosexuality. They were dependent on each other but staggeringly promiscuous. This book is their story.
Main title:
Author:
Turner, Jon Lys, author
Imprint:
London : Constable, 2016.
Collation:
400 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781472121660 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
607350