Max Wykes-Joyce (1924 in

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– 2002) was a British

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and literary critic.

Biography

In the

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, Wykes-Joyce served in the

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. He was a member of the

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and worked as an art critic for the '' International Herald Tribune'' from 1967 to 1987 and contributed to

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, then titled Arts Review in the 1960s. He was also inducted into the ''Accademia Italia delle Arti'' and was awarded its Gold medal. Wykes-Joyce has written several books on the arts.

Selected works

* ''Triad of genius. Part I, Edith and Osbert Sitwell''. Peter Owen LTD, 1953. ASIN: B003AJBNN6 * ''7000 years of pottery and porcelain''. Philosophical Library, 1958. ASIN: B0007DXL42 * ''Cosmetics and adornment: Ancient and contemporary usage''. Owen, 1961. ASIN: B0000CL63U * ''Art in Israel''. With an introduction from Benjamin Tammuz. WH Allen, 1966. ASIN: B000JQQIPQ * ''Knut Steen Floating Gravity Recent Sculptures and Graphics''. Leinster Fine Art & Leicestershire Museums, 1985. ASIN: B002IFRY0Y * ''Basil Alkazzi - new seasons: Recent works 1989 - 1993''. Izumi, 1993. * ''British Art Now - A Personal View''. Together with

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and Zsuzsi Roboz, Art Books International, 1993. * ''Charlotte Kell, 1944-2006: Collages, Art Boxes and Sculpture''. Mailer Press, 2007. (originally published in 2002)

References

External links

Basil Alkazzi (*1938) Artist web siteHarry Barr (1896-1987) Artist web siteMax Wykes-Joyce papers relating to Ezra Pound, 1949-1991
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