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Percy Wyndham Lewis (18 November 1882 – 7 March 1957) was a British writer, painter and critic. He was a co-founder of the Vorticist movement in art and edited BLAST, the literary magazine of the Vorticists. [1] His novels include Tarr (1918) and The Human Age trilogy, composed of The Childermass (1928), Monstre Gai (1955) and Malign Fiesta (1955).
Wyndham Lewis (born November 18, 1882, on a yacht near Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada—died March 7, 1957, London, England) was an English artist and writer who founded the Vorticist movement, which sought to relate art and literature to the industrial process.
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Learn about Wyndham Lewis, the founder of the Vorticist movement that challenged the Victorian values and embraced the machine age. Explore his paintings, portraits, writings and legacy in this comprehensive biography.
- British-Canadian
- November 18, 1882
- Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
- March 7, 1957
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Vorticism was a London-based modernist art movement formed in 1914 by the writer and artist Wyndham Lewis. The movement was partially inspired by Cubism and was introduced to the public by means of the publication of the Vorticist manifesto in Blast magazine.
Wyndham Lewis was a British painter and writer who influenced by Cubism and Vorticism. He created six works online and participated in 14 exhibitions at MoMA, including Inventing Abstraction, 1910–1925.
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