Art was their weapon, the history of the Perth Workers' Art Guild, Dylan Hyde
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- Artists -- Western Australia -- History -- 20th century
- Labor unions and the arts -- Western Australia -- History -- 20th century
- Social movements + Western Australia + History -- 20th century
- Western Australia -- History -- 20th century
- Workers' Art Guild -- History
- Arts -- Western Australia -- History -- 20th century
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Art was their weapon, the history of the Perth Workers' Art Guild, Dylan Hyde
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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maps
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Art was their weapon
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Dylan Hyde
Sub title
the history of the Perth Workers' Art Guild
Summary
The Workers' Art Guild was a radical cultural and political force in Perth in the 1930s and 1940s, embracing new ideas in a provincial, isolated city. The Guild's innovative approaches to theatre and art were praised by critics, but its left-wing politics, influenced by the Communist Party of Australia, were denounced by many. Police and intelligence officers kept close tabs on the Guild, censoring its activities and intimidating and jailing its members in the lead-up to World War II. Through the lives of its key players, such as writer Katharine Susannah Prichard and theatre maverick Keith George, Art Was Their Weapon illuminates a fascinating era in Western Australian history
Target audience
adult
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