Cedric Morris (1889–1982) and Arthur Lett-Haines (known as Lett)
(1894–1978) were an extraordinary couple who were at the centre
of the Modern British art scene and were hugely influential across
the spheres of gardening and cookery as well as art. After studying
in Paris in the 1920s, they moved to London, where they gave
fabulous parties attended by the cream of creative London. Morris
became a sought-after painter of flowers, birds and landscapes,
while Lett was hailed as Britain’s first Surrealist. Together
they founded the East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing at
Benton End in Suffolk, attended by Lucian Freud and Maggi Hambling,
where the atmosphere was described as “robust and coarse,
exquisite and sensitive all at once, also faintly dangerous”.
Lett ran the school and was a superb cook who swapped recipes with
Elizabeth David. Cedric Morris became an award-winning plantsman
and poppy and iris breeder. He was an acknowledged influence on
many gardeners, including Beth Chatto. This biography, revised and
updated in this paperback edition, is a fascinating portrait of a
unique couple who were hugely influential across the spheres of
gardening and cookery as well as art.
General
| Imprint: |
Pimpernel Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
April 2023 |
| Authors: |
Hugh St Clair
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| Dimensions: |
198 x 132 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
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| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-914902-05-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
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Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-914902-05-X |
| Barcode: |
9781914902055 |
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