Explore books by jon lysturner with our selection at. Buy the visitors book by jon lysturner from waterstones today. Pioneers, artists and post war gays the creative circle of. Benton end is a grade ii listed sixteenthcentury house located on the outskirts of the market town of hadleigh in suffolk, england. The lives of richard chopping and denis wirthmiller 1st edition by lys turner, jon isbn. The lives of richard chopping and denis wirthmiller 1st edition by jon lys turner isbn. He was taught by the late richard chopping who, with his partner denis wirthmiller, became turners lifetime mentors introducing him to their extraordinary world as well as to many of their friends. The lives of richard chopping and denis wirthmiller, jon lys turner, constable, hdbk, 386 pages, 25 when i wrote breaking the mould in 2009, a book about the art career of my father the sculptor edward delaney and the arts scene in an emerging modern ireland in the. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The lives of richard chopping and denis wirthmiller, by jon lys turner.
Since author jon lys turner was a close friend of dicky and denis for such a long time, he is the best possible person to lead us into the sometimes murky, but always fascinating and compelling world of those artistic bohemians from the end of the bloomsbury era and into the 50s and 60s, at the height of much that was interesting and of note in. Visitors book definition is a book or register for the signatures and often comments of visitors as to a museum, a restaurant, or an exposition. When the artists richard chopping and denis wirthmiller died, their friend jon lys turner inherited a vast archive of letters and diaries. After a shaky start the book gains momentum and i found it very interesting, but then i would, as it features the usual soho and fitzrovia suspects many mentioned in these posts such as john minton, nina hamnett a good friend of wirthmiller and the two roberts. The visitors book is both an extraordinary insight into the minutiae of dicky and deniss. When artists richard chopping and denis wirthmiller died in their nineties, their friend jon lys turner inherited an extensive personal archive. From 1939 to 1982 it was home to the artist cedric morris, who ran the east anglian school of painting and drawing in the house, and in the garden grew a significant botanical collection. The visitors book will be available on the night at a special price of. The lives of richard chopping and denis wirthmiller by jon lys turner delicious anecdotes abound in this celebration of two minor artists.
Exclusive interview with jon lys turner, author of the. The lives of richard chopping and denis wirthmiller 2016. Mar 19, 2017 jon lys turner the visitors book, in francis bacons shadow. Jon lys turner denis wirthmiller and dicky chopping were a couple at the heart of the midtwentieth century art world, with the visitors book of the essex townhouse they shared from 1945 until 2008 painting them. The lives of richard chopping and denis wirthmiller kindle edition by jon lys turner author visit amazons jon lys turner page. Each illustrated page of the book is divided into three separate flaps so that the reader can arrange them to form a variety of characters. An absolute goldmine for bacon biographers lynn barber, sunday times denis wirthmiller and dicky chopping were a couple at the heart of the midtwentieth century art world, with the visitors book of the essex townhouse they shared from 1945 until 20. Wendy whiteley, artists muse, on why reading is like. In francis bacons shadow by jon lys turner with an extraordinary supporting cast including lucian freud and francis bacon, this is the untold story of two of the most fascinating figures to emerge from the turbulent world of postwar british art. Its more of a slowburn character study, recalling formative events from marions childhood and revealing the depths of her own selfdelusion as she comes to terms. The lives of richard chopping and denis wirthmiller by jon lys turner, constable, 2016, isbn 9781472121660, 392pp essex county libraries 709.
Denis wirthmiller and dicky chopping were a couple at the heart of the. The visitors book the lives of richard chopping and. Jon lys turner has written a wonderful book, enabling his reader to come away with an extraordinary insight into the lives and loves of his subjects. Visitors book definition of visitors book by merriam. Visitors book definition of visitors book by merriamwebster.
Fake or fortune jon lys turner is an actor, known for fake or fortune. Nov 22, 2016 the visitors book is both an extraordinary insight into the minutiae of dicky and deniss life together and what it meant to be gay in prewolfenden britain, as well as a pocket social history of the era and a unique perspective into midtwentieth century art. Constable, 2016, a biography of the artists richard chopping designer of the striking early trompe loeil covers of ian flemings james bond thrillers and denis wirthmiller, i came across a mummified cat tale. Jon lys turner the visitors book, in francis bacons shadow. When he began to look through it, he discovered letters and other material that revealed chopping and wirthmiller to be a previously missing link in the twentiethcentury art world and pivotal figures in the. In francis bacons shadow the lives of richard chopping and denis wirthmiller by jon lys turner 2017, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. It is of course a master class in the art scene of post war britain and the extraordinary artists that shaped it. Oct 25, 2016 how did you come to write the visitors book jon lys turner, the visitors book. The lives of richard chopping and denis wirthmiller by jon lys turner charts the amazing life of this artist, so if you are reading this and have not read the book. Jon lys turner is an actor, known for fake or fortune.
Nov 22, 2016 the visitors book by jon lysturner, 9781472121660, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. An absolute goldmine for bacon biographers lynn barber, sunday. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jon lys turner books online. Shop amongst our popular books, including 1, the visitors book and more from jon lys turner. The visitors isnt a fastpaged pageturner, so if thats what youre here for, look elsewhere. How did you come to write the visitors book jon lys turner, the visitors book. The visitors book by jon lysturner, 9781472121660, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Their friend jon lys turner tackles their story perceptively, though, as one of their two executors, he is perhaps too close for total objectivity. The lives of richard chopping and denis wirthmiller i was a cobeneficiary of the estates of the artists richard dicky chopping 19172008 and. The lives of richard chopping and denis wirthmiller by jon lys turner will be published by constablelittle, brown on 8th june 2016 jun 27th, 2015. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In francis bacons shadow the lives of richard chopping and denis wirthmiller by jon lys turner. After deniss death in 2010, jon lysturner, one of two executors of the couples estate, came into possession of an extraordinary archive of letters, works of art and symbolically loaded ephemera the two had collected since they met in the 1930s. The book was published by puffin, and reprinted in 1951 and 1954.
Jon lys turners the visitors book sheds light on one of the most significant post war british art archives discovered in decades. With reams of previously unseen material, this is a fascinating and unique. We spoke to one of choppings trustees jon lys turner who recently published the visitors book a biography about the lives of chopping. The lives of richard chopping and denis wirthmiller i was a cobeneficiary of the estates of the artists richard dicky chopping 19172008 and his partner denis wirthmiller 19152010. The artists lived as a gay couple for sixty years in an attractive eighteenthcentury wooden building known. Jon lys turners biography of bacons closest friends, richard chopping and denis wirthmiller, is as entertaining as it is poignant. While reading jon lys turners the visitors book london. The lives of richard chopping and denis wirthmiller constable, london by jon lys turner reveals a wealth of new, truly staggering biographical information from the archives of the artists richard chopping and denis wirthmiller.
I am a great fan of biographies of francis bacon, and read two this year the visitors book by jon lys turner and francis bacon in your blood by michael peppiatt. These writings reveal a remarkable tale of talent and transgression, of a group of largely gay young men who pushed boundaries in their art and their relationships against a backdrop of wild nights in fitzrovia. The lives of richard chopping and denis wirthmiller. I first raced through jon lys turners book picking out all the choice bacon bits, before reading the book. The visitors book by jon lys turner about the lives of dicky chopping and denis wirthmiller will be published in june 2016 by constable little, brown. May 05, 2016 when artists richard chopping and denis wirthmiller died in their nineties, their friend jon lys turner inherited an extensive personal archive. The lives of richard chopping and denis wirthmiller by jon lys turner, constable, 2016, isbn 978147212166. Jon lys turner completed his masters degree at the royal college of art in the mid 1980s. The visitors book is both an extraordinary insight into the minutiae of dicky and deniss life together and what it meant to be gay in prewolfenden britain, as well as a pocket social history of the era and a unique perspective into midtwentieth century art. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Pioneers, artists and post war gays the creative circle. Exclusive interview with jon lys turner, author of the visitors book. With reams of previously unseen material, this is a. Mar 14, 2017 while reading jon lys turners the visitors book london.