Description
This landmark biography brings art critic Clive Bell, member of the Bloomsbury Group, back into prominence
About the Author
Mark Hussey is Distinguished Professor of English at Pace University in New York City. Born in London, after completing a PhD at Nottingham, he moved to the US in 1982 and worked at the Association of American Publishers and the Sander Gallery in Soho. Mark is best known for his decades of work on the Bloomsbury Group and Virginia Woolf: he is the General Editor for Harcourt's annotated editions of her works and editorial board member of the Cambridge Edition of Woolf.
Reviews
Amusing, charming, stimulating, urbane -- Laura Freeman * The Times *
[A] meticulously researched and well-informed account ... Revelatory ... Hussey's patient recuperative work is important in reminding us that the significant players in last century's art history often refuse to fit our sentimental requirements -- Kathryn Hughes * Guardian *
Offers a missing piece in the familiar Bloomsbury jigsaw ... Mark Hussey ... moves around the complex history of the Bloomsbury Group with near-faultless command. He is also a suave and sophisticated historian, able to link Bell's life very effectively with the historical moment -- Frances Spalding * Literary Review *
This spirited, urbane figure emerges engagingly from the shadow of his more famous contemporaries in this first definitive biography * Town & Country, Book of the Week *
With this entertaining and nuanced biography, Hussey has filled in a valuable piece of the Bloomsbury jigsaw, providing rich new insight into a major player in the story of 20th-century art -- Francesca Wade * Apollo *
A book of real substance written with style and panache, copious fresh information and many insights. Throughout, one senses that a strong mind is in control of the material - the whole literary performance is persuasive and confidence-inducing -- Julian Bell
This sympathetic and painstakingly researched portrait restores Clive Bell vividly to life, both as a man and as a cultural figure whose art criticism influenced a generation -- Lucasta Miller
Hussey gives us a ... nuanced, complex portrait of Clive Bell, celebrating his accomplishments without obscuring the less appealing aspects of his character ... Perceptive ... [A] remarkable book ... There could not be a more fitting tribute to Clive Bell and his life's work * Literature Cambridge *
Book Information
ISBN 9781408894415
Author Professor Mark Hussey
Format Paperback
Page Count 592
Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 468g