Art Was Their Weapon

Art Was Their Weapon
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Publisher : Fremantle Press
Total Pages : 485
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ISBN-10 : 9781925815900
ISBN-13 : 1925815900
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Book Synopsis Art Was Their Weapon by : Dylan Hyde

Download or read book Art Was Their Weapon written by Dylan Hyde and published by Fremantle Press. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The politics, art and culture of Perth's Workers Art Guildare detailed in this comprehensive history, as well as the personal andprofessional lives of some of the movement's key figures.The Workers' Art Guild was a left-leaning political force andinfluential cultural movement of the 1930s and 1940s in Perth. Policeand intelligence arms kept close tabs on the Guild and its members,jailing some and intimidating many others prior to and during theperiod of the banning of the Communist Party in Australia.The book covers the personal and professional lives of key figuressuch as writer Katharine Susannah Prichard and theatre maverickKeith George, while charting the influence of the Communist Party onWestern Australian artists.


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