Rooted in the study of objects, British Art in the Nuclear Age
addresses the role of art and visual culture in discourses
surrounding nuclear science and technology, atomic power, and
nuclear warfare in Cold War Britain. Examining both the fears and
hopes for the future that attended the advances of the nuclear age,
nine original essays explore the contributions of British-born and
emigre artists in the areas of sculpture, textile and applied
design, painting, drawing, photo-journalism, and exhibition
display. Artists discussed include: Francis Bacon, John Bratby,
Lynn Chadwick, Prunella Clough, Naum Gabo, Barbara Hepworth, Peter
Lanyon, Henry Moore, Eduardo Paolozzi, Peter Laszlo Peri, Isabel
Rawsthorne, Alan Reynolds, Colin Self, Graham Sutherland, Feliks
Topolski and John Tunnard. Also under discussion is new archival
material from Picture Post magazine, and the Festival of Britain.
Far from insular in its concerns, this volume draws upon
cross-cultural dialogues between British and European artists and
the relationship between Britain and America to engage with an
interdisciplinary art history that will also prove useful to
students and researchers in a variety of fields including modern
European history, political science, the history of design,
anthropology, and media studies.
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