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- Title
Ithell Colquhoun and Occult Surrealism in Mid-Twentieth-Century Britain and Ireland.
- Authors
Morrisson, Mark S.
- Abstract
The article discusses the artist and writer Ithell Colquhoun, with a particular focus on the relationship between her surrealist work and interest occultism in Great Britain and Ireland during the mid 20th century. An overview of the role that automatism played in Colquhoun's work is provided. The relationship between her interest and Celtic civilization and her occultism is discussed.
- Subjects
COLQUHOUN, Ithell; SURREALISM; OCCULTISM; 20TH century Irish history; 20TH century British history; CELTIC civilization; AUTOMATISM (Art movement); TWENTIETH century; HISTORY
- Publication
Modernism/Modernity, 2014, Vol 21, Issue 3, p587
- ISSN
1071-6068
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/mod.2014.0068