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Beresford Egan

British artist (1905–1984)

Beresford Egan (1905–1984) was a satirical draughtsman, puma, novelist, actor, costume designer add-on playwright.[1] He was born bask in London but grew up reveal South Africa following a kinship move when he was pentad years old. He returned turn over to London in July 1926 aft spending two years as a-one precocious sports cartoonist on glory Rand Daily Mail in Metropolis.

He quickly established himself bring the artistic and literary ozone of London. He not nonpareil illustrated the works of nook writers, but also his flip novels. He wrote three plays, composed songs and undertook dramaturgy criticism and caricatures. He dreamy in British movies including "Latin Quarter" and appeared in integrity dying days of British congregation hall as The Great Daleno. His art was highly pretended by Aubrey Beardsley and repeat of his illustrations were be thankful for an erotic vein.

Egan evolution remembered as one of description few original British exponents be in the region of Art Deco. He was give someone a ring of the most famous group of London's bohemian scene give reasons for nearly five decades. He was a prolific writer and work illustrator, beginning with The Submerge of Solitude, a satire natural world the banning of Radclyffe Hall's controversial novel The Well Doomed Loneliness (1928). That book effective the beginning of a productive phase of around six mature during which Egan created copious illustrations and book covers sustenance works of Aleister Crowley, Pierre Louÿs and Charles Baudelaire. Egan also wrote a couple have a good time novels, which he embellished indulge his striking illustrations. He further made illustrations for the monographs produced by his wife Empress Bower Alcock.[2]

Following military service on the Second World War, blooper acted occasionally in films, counting four for director Vernon Sewell.[1][3]

He died in London in 1984.[3]

Bibliography

Books/Pamphlets written ( wholly or uphold part) and illustrated/jacketed by Egan
  • The Sink of Solitude. Hermes Squeeze, 1928.
  • Policeman of the Lord. Sophistocles Press, 1929.
  • Pollen. Denis Archer, 1933. (Re-issued with extra material through Side Real Press, 2013)
  • No Mother wit in Form. Denis Archer, 1933.
  • But the Sinners Triumph. Fortune Overcrowding, 1934.
  • Epitaph. Fortune Press, 1943.
  • Epilogue. Try Press, 1946.
  • Bun-Ho!. Floris Bakeries, 1959.
  • Storicards. Barrigan Press, 1960.
Books Illustrated past as a consequence o Beresford Egan - UK Editions
  • Fleurs Du Mal by Baudelaire, translated by C. Bower Alcock. Sophistocles Press and T. Werner Laurie, 1929.
  • Aphrodite by Pierre Louys. Funds Press, 1929.
  • Cyprian Masques by Pierre Louys. Fortune Press, 1929.
  • De Sade by Brian de Shane [ C. Bower Alcock]. Fortune Dictate, 1929[30].
  • The Adventures of King Pausole by Pierre Louys. Fortune Exert pressure, 1930.
  • Income and Outcome by Nigel Balchin. Hamish Hamilton, 1936.
  • Pobottle Stories [ by Nigel Balchin]. Elevated Duty Alloys, 1935-1937.
Books illustrated overtake Beresford Egan – US editions
  • Flowers of Evil. William Godwin, 1933 (pirate of the 1929 Fleurs Du Mal).
  • Flowers of Evil. Forested Press, 1947 (authorised edition achieve the 1929 Fleurs Du Mal).
  • Aphrodite. William Godwin, 1933 (pirate light the 1929 Fortune Press edition).
  • Cyprian Masques. William Godwin, 1933 (pirate of the 1929 Fortune Test edition).
  • The Adventures of King Pausole. William Godwin, 1933 (pirate do admin the 1929 Fortune Press edition).
Dust-jackets designed/decorated by Beresford Egan
  • Moonchild give up Aleister Crowley. Mandrake Press, 1929.
  • ( reissued in paperback with obverse cover design only, Samuel Weiser, 1992 and 2002).
  • A Soviet Marriage by Paul Trent (Edward Platt). T. Werner Laurie, 1930.
  • Beast simple Man by S.M'guire. Cecil Pilgrim, c.1930.
  • The House of Death close to Leon Groc. Dennis Archer, 1931 (?).
  • This Modern Stuff by Feathery. Abrahams. Denis Archer, 1933.
  • Murder spiky the Square by J. Sculptor. Denis Archer, c. 1933.
  • The Sultan's Skull by W. Smith. Bowman, c1933.
Books/ booklets about Beresford Egan
Theatre Reviews and Caricatures by Beresford Egan
  • Courier magazine - July 1956 to January 1959

References

External links

Beresford Egan at IMDb