Egon Altdorf: Into the Light
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Publisher: Sansom & Co
ISBN: 9781915670083
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 15/06/2023
Width: 22 cm
Height: 28.3 cm
From sculpture to woodcuts, glass design to poetry, the work of German artist Egon Altdorf crossed boundaries. ‘Making culture behind the barbed wire’ was how Altdorf endured wartime captivity, inspiring a life dedicated to art that was innovative, spiritual and redemptive. Exhibiting in London alongside sculptors Barbara Hepworth, Lynn Chadwick and Reg Butler at the Unknown Political Prisoner exhibition (1953), he adopted an increasingly abstract approach, rooted in Biblical symbolism yet embracing different faiths, notably in designs for the outstanding interior of Wiesbaden’s new synagogue. Exploring Altdorf’s work in ten interdisciplinary chapters, this book illuminates the still-overlooked contribution of artists who reshaped postwar existence: the lost generation.
Graham Ward: Introduction_x000D_
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1  Judith LeGrove  Egon Altdorf: The lines of life_x000D_
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2  Deborah Lewer  The prodigal and the prophecy: Egon Altdorf’s woodcuts and German art debates, c.1948–52_x000D_
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3  Dorothea Schöne  Change and (re)reflection in the sculptural work of Egon Altdorf after 1945_x000D_
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4  Judith LeGrove  A vital Conversation: Egon Altdorf and British sculpture in the early post-war years_x000D_
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5  Julia Kelly  Symbolism of the cosmos in Egon Altdorf’s post-war sculpture_x000D_
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6  Elaine Morley  Egon Altdorf and the transformative power of art: the postwar literary context_x000D_
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7  Nicolette David  Beyond language: the relationship between art and poetry in Egon Altdorf’s work_x000D_
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8 Â David Jasper The art of Egon Altdorf: symbolism and spirituality_x000D_
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9  Ulrich Knufinke  Wiesbaden’s new synagogue (1966) and its design by Egon Altdorf_x000D_
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10  Judith LeGrove  Into the light: Egon Altdorf’s memorials to the future_x000D_
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Arie Hartog  Epilogue