First critical study of Hussey's work and life, one of the most significant figures in Anglican artistic patronage

Explores how the Church of England met, resisted and negotiated with forces of cultural change in the arts and in the religious life of the nation

Makes extensive use of Hussey's papers to explore the relationship between patron and artist in the twentieth century

Autorentext
Peter Webster is an independent scholar and consultant, and owner of Webster Research and Consulting. He has published widely on the history of the Church of England in the twentieth century. His study of Michael Ramsey, archbishop of Canterbury, was published in 2015.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The formation of a patron.- Chapter 3. The 1943 Jubilee festival at Northampton.- Chapter 4. Music, art and poetry: 1944-55.- Chapter 5: The religious arts on a rising tide: people, media, networks.- Chapter 6: new visual art for Chichester.- Chapter 7: Chichester music.- Chapter 8: Cathedral, city and diocese.- Chapter 9: Legacy. <p