Art Was Their Weapon: The History of the Perth Workers' Art Guild

by Dylan Hyde

The politics, art and culture of Perth's Workers Art Guild are detailed in this comprehensive history, as well as the personal and professional lives of some of the movement's key figures. The Workers' Art Guild was a left-leaning political force and influential cultural movement of the 1930s and 1940s in Perth. Police and intelligence arms kept close tabs on the Guild and its members, jailing some and intimidating many others prior to and during...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1925815749
• ISBN13: 9781925815740
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Fremantle Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"