Name/Title
My Brush is My Sword: Anthony Gross, War Artist / Julian FrancisEntry/Object ID
2025.16.45Description
Cover has a cloth covered spine in dark red, with marbled paper. End sheets show maps of the Middle East and the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent showing Burma (now Myanmar). Book is on the work of Anthony Gross as Official War Artist during WW2.
"Gross travelled almost continuously for his country until 1945, through Britain, Europe, north Africa, the middle east, the Indian subcontinent and Burma. His paintings started with London, showing its suffering in the early days of the war, then military training in various settings, and he progressed to record military activity in a wide variety of worldwide settings. His gorgeous, fluid watercolours (and a few etchings) give us an emotional involvement (each one records human activity) as well as a unique and valuable record.
Produced with the full cooperation of Gross’s family, this is the first book to document the artist’s wartime achievements, and is one of the most significant books that I have had the pleasure of publishing. "Collection
Howard KistlerDimensions
Height
23.4 cmWidth
28.5 cmBook Details
Author
Julian FrancisVolume/Number/Issue
One of 330 copiesPublisher
The Fleece PressPlace Published
City
Upper DenbyCountry
EnglandDate Published
2022Printer
NorthendPlace Printed
City
SheffieldCountry
EnglandDate Printed
2022Binding
Binding Type
Hollow BackBinding Designer
Simon LawrenceNotes
“Conceived, designed, typeset & published by Simon Lawrence at his Fleece Press”
Colophon at back - 330 copies, quarter bound in cloth with Louise Brockman’s marbled paper. Bound by Ludlow Bookbinders. Images prepped by Ian Wright Creative. “Kieth Stubbley & Emma Nunnington saw it through the press at my old friends Northend in Sheffield, who printed it on Sunken Pure undated paper.”
