Joseph Gray's Camouflage: A Memoir of Art, Love and Deception

Joseph Gray's Camouflage: A Memoir of Art, Love and Deception by Mary Horlock


ISBN
9781783524686
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
352
Dimensions
162 x 240 x 33mm

'Art? What has art ever done for us as a family?'

In the First World War, artist-soldier Joseph Gray drew and painted scenes of battle, his illustrations appearing in the popular press and his canvases sold to museums. But after struggling through the next decade and facing the threat of another war, Joseph had found a secret new calling- the art of camouflage.

As he went from representing reality to disguising it, Joseph's growing interest in camouflage concealed another, deeper subterfuge. He was leading a double life, and would eventually leave his family for the woman that he loved.

Joseph Gray's Camouflage is a multi-layered story of art, war, love and deception. Beyond attempting to pin down the image of a man who eludes us at every turn, it also traces the development of camouflage between the two wars and shines a light on the unlikely band of artists who made it happen.

Though private letters, diaries, archives and interviews Joseph's great-granddaughter Mary Horlock pieces together the truth that was once lost, and brings his far-from-ordinary life back into focus.
Christmas Catalogue 2024 x BookFrenzy
38.25
RRP: $45.00
15% off RRP


This product is unable to be ordered online. Please check in-store availability.
Instore Price: $45
Joseph Gray's Camouflage: A Memoir of Art, Love and Deception is Out of Print

Other Titles by Mary Horlock

The Strangers Companion
32.99
28.04
15% Off
The Book of Lies
32.95
28.01
15% Off

You might also like

Claude Monet
29.99
12.99
57% Off
Mucha
29.99
12.99
57% Off
Gustav Klimt
29.99
12.99
57% Off
Michelangelo
29.99
12.99
57% Off
Van Gogh
29.99
12.99
57% Off
Jan Vermeer
29.99
12.99
57% Off
Joaquin Sorolla
29.99
12.99
57% Off
Hiroshige
29.99
9.99
67% Off
Botticelli
29.99
12.99
57% Off
Art Nouveau
79.99
19.99
75% Off
Renoir
29.99
9.99
67% Off
Rembrandt
29.99
12.99
57% Off
Edgar Degas
29.99
9.99
67% Off
Modigliani
29.99
12.99
57% Off
Gaudi
29.99
9.99
67% Off
The National Gallery London
49.99
24.99
50% Off
Rodin
29.99
12.99
57% Off
Tiepolo
29.99
9.99
67% Off

RRP refers to the Recommended Retail Price as set out by the original publisher at time of release.
The RRP set by overseas publishers may vary to those set by local publishers due to exchange rates and shipping costs.
Due to our competitive pricing, we may have not sold all products at their original RRP.