Wyndham Lewis | |
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Born | Percy Wyndham Lewis 18 November 1882 Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Died | 7 March 1957 London, England, United Kingdom | (aged 74)
Nationality | British |
Education | Slade School of Fine Art, University College London |
Known for | Painting, poetry, literature, criticism |
Movement | Vorticism |
Spouse |
Gladys Anne Hoskins (m. 1930) |
Partner | Iris Barry |
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 (1916–17) and The Human Age trilogy, composed of The Childermass (1928), Monstre Gai (1955) and Malign Fiesta (1955). A fourth volume, titled The Trial of Man, was unfinished at the time of his death. He also wrote two autobiographical volumes: Blasting and Bombardiering (1937) and Rude Assignment: A Narrative of my Career Up-to-Date (1950).