British Surrealism Opened Up

Dr Jeffrey Sherwin’s new book, British Surrealism Opened Up is, in the words of the author, an ‘everyman guide’ to British Surrealism. The book is an easy-read history of the movement from its beginnings in Paris to its arrival in Britain, including biographies of the British Surrealist artists and others who have included surrealist imagery in their work, as well as over 300 colour images. It also features sections on surrealist techniques and artist groups, as well as a chronology written by art historian Michel Remy. Jeffrey Sherwin has included autobiographical anecdotes and photos of the artists he has met including Henry Moore, Damien Hirst, Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, Sir Peter Blake, as well as key figures of British Surrealism such as Conroy Maddox, Toni del Renzio, Anthony Earnshaw, Desmond Morris and George Melly.

This book features the following artists:
Eileen Agar, Edward Allington, John Armstrong, John Banting, Glen Baxter, Pearl Binder, Peter Blake, Sir John Amherst Selby-Bigge, Pauline Boty, Emmy Bridgewater, Laurence Burt, Francis Butterfield, Leonora Carrington, Cecil Collins, Ithell Colquhoun, John Davies, Anthony Earnshaw, Sir Jacob Epstein, Max Ernst, Merlyn Evans, Gordon Onslow Ford, William Gear, Thomas Samuel Haile, Paul Hammond, Stanley William Hayter, Nigel Henderson, Damien Hirst, Patrick Hughes, Humphrey Jennings, Roy Lichtenstein, David Mach, F.E. McWilliam, Conroy Maddox, Rene Magritte, Bernard Meadows, Reuben Mednikoff, Oscar Mellor, John Melville, E.L.T. Mesens, Henry Moore, Desmond Morris, Richard Niman, Grace Pailthorpe, Sir Eduard Paolozzi, Roland Penrose, John Piper, Victor Reinganum, Paula Rego, Toni del Renzio, Ceri Richards, Edith Rimmington, Kurt Schwitters, Julian Trevelyan, John Tunnard, Leon Underwood, Boyd Webb, John Welson, Scottie Wilson, Bill Woodrow.