Britain at war / edited by Monroe Wheeler ; text by T.S. Eliot, Herbert Read, E.J. Carter and Carlos Dyer.

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Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)

Title & Author:

Britain at war / edited by Monroe Wheeler ; text by T.S. Eliot, Herbert Read, E.J. Carter and Carlos Dyer.

Publication:

Description:

97, [1] pages : including color frontispiece, illustrations, plates, portraits ; 26 cm

Notes:
Defense of the islands / T.S. Eliot -- The artist and national defense / Monroe Wheeler -- The war as seen by British artists / Herbert Read -- Paintings and drawings -- Photographs -- Architectural reconstruction and war-time forms / E.J. Carter -- Cartoons -- Posters -- The role of the artist in camouflage / Carlos Dyer -- Catalog of paintings and drawings.

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 Pictorial works.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Grande-Bretagne.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Ouvrages illustrés.
Great Britain
1914-1941

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Pictorial works
Books.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Wheeler, Monroe, 1899-1988, editor.
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965, contributor.
Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, contributor.
Carter, E. J., contributor.
Dyer, Carlos, contributor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 8649
Call No.: W13048
Status: Available

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