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WYNDHAM LEWIS AND VORTICISM

THE iconoclastic Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957) was England's leading avant-garde artist of the early Twentieth Century. He was the founder and main practitioner of Vorticism, a sort of English Futurism, which he proclaimed in the magazine Blast (1914).

Lewis was a complex figure with many interests and talents besides art. Despite the authoritarian sympathies he expressed in the 1930s, his sheer intellectualism continues to intrigue a wide audience of fans and academics alike.

Lewis was a friend of Ezra Pound's, and connected with and strongly influenced by the philosopher and cultural critic, T E Hulme. One of Lewis' keenest disciples was Marshall McLuhan, the prophet of the information society.

For further information, please see our extended essay, The Art And Ideas Of Wyndham Lewis.

Rik - Revised: 27 November 1998

• THE ART AND IDEAS OF WYNDHAM LEWIS
  An extended essay on Lewis' life and work.

THE WYNDHAM LEWIS SOCIETY

The Wyndham Lewis Society publishes the Wyndham Lewis Annual, and also a bi-annual newsletter. Members of the society receive both. Check the Web address below for current rates.

• THE WYNDHAM LEWIS SOCIETY

OTHER EXTERNAL LINKS

• John Constable's WYNDHAM LEWIS site
  An introduction to Lewis with an illustrated chronology, some details concerning the Lewis mailing list, and links to other relevant sites. John Constable is at The Faculty of Integrated Human Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, (email: john@ic.h.kyoto-u.ac.jp.)
  (This site may no longer be available, as of January 2000)

• HUGH ANSON-CARTWRIGHT - Books, Maps & Prints
  Toronto antiquarian bookseller currently (January 1997) featuring "a fine list of Wyndham Lewis books".

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