Myth and the creative process : Michael Ayrton and the myth of Daedalus, the maze maker / Jacob E. N...
Myth and the creative process : Michael Ayrton and the myth of Daedalus, the maze maker / Jacob E. N...
Myth and the creative process : Michael Ayrton and the myth of Daedalus, the maze maker / Jacob E. Nyenhuis.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Detroit : Wayne State University Press, c2003.
Call Numbers
NQ709.2/31
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xx, 345 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. [some col.], ports. ; 29 cm.
Contents
1. A Portrait of the Artist -- 2. The Mythical Context for Ayrton's Words and Images -- 3. The Artistic Context for Ayrton's Words and Images -- 4. Through the Cumaean Gate -- 5. Journey into a Labyrinth -- 6. The Genesis of a Maze -- 7. Beyond the Maze? -- App. A. Principal Exhibitions and Collecti...
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Publisher
Detroit : Wayne State University Press, c2003.
Place of Publication
Michigan
Date Published
c2003.
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Access Conditions
State Reference Library copy: To be issued in supervised area.
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Summary
"In a century that was dominated by science and technology, the wide-ranging artwork of Michael Ayrton (1921-75) is truly a tribute to the enduring power of Greek myth. Theorists often discuss the link between myth and creativity, but rarely does one see this connection manifested so provocatively over the course of an artist's career. Fittingly, t...
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Full title
Myth and the creative process : Michael Ayrton and the myth of Daedalus, the maze maker / Jacob E. Nyenhuis.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
NQ709.2/31
Record Identifier
74VveEkDmRll
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VveEkDmRll
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ISBN
0814330029
9780814330029 ((cloth) : alk. paper)
0814330029 ((cloth) : alk. paper)
9780814330029
DDC
709.2
MMS ID
991017108859702626
