Synopses & Reviews
The painting and writing of Denton Welch, much admired by Edith Sitwell and William Burroughs, among others, is at once seemingly artless and immensely considered. There is really no one quite like him. Frail and sensitive, Welch died young at the age of thirty-three, leaving behind an intense body of work that had earned him widespread admiration both artistically and as a writer. James Methuen-Campbell provides a detailed analysis of his work and life, enhanced by interviews with those who knew Welch best.
Review
"An insatiable researcher, Methuen-Campbell is spot on."--Michael De-La-Noy,
The Independent
About the Author
James Methuen-Campbell is the author of
Chopin Playing.
Alan Bennett is a playwright, actor, director and lyricist.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Alan Bennett * Denton Welch, Writer and Artist: Childhood * Repton and China * Goldsmith's * The Accident * Hadlow Road * The Hop Garden * Pond Farm and Pitt's Folly Cottage * Eric Oliver * An Inevitable Decline * Middle Orchard * Appendices * The Packing-case House and the Thief * The Big Field * Reading My First Review-In Spring * Notes * Bibliography * A Catalogue of Pictures