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David Emery Gascoyne (1916–2001)

Gertrude Hermes (1901–1982)

National Portrait Gallery, London

David Emery Gascoyne (1916–2001)

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Gascoyne's first collection, 'Roman Balcony and other Poems' was published when he was 16. That same year he travelled to Paris, drawn to the avant-garde experimentation. In the late 1930s, he abandoned surrealist prose after discovering the poems of Pierre Jean Jouve (1887–1976) and enjoyed critical success with works including 'Man's Life is this Meat' in 1936 and 'Requiem' in 1950. In the 1960s, he suffered from depression and while a psychiatric patient Gascoyne met his future wife, Judy Lewis, who helped him recover from depression. In 1996 he was awarded the 'Chevalier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'.

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Title

David Emery Gascoyne (1916–2001)

Date

1956

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 93.3 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

5971

Acquisition method

purchased, 1987

Work type

Bust

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Gertrude Hermes

1901–1982

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