Stanley Spencer's extreme combination of the homely and the weird has baffled viewers of his paintings. In this book, MacCarthy investigates Spencer`s life, sets his work in its cultural context, and emphasizes the links between his life and his paintings. This volume provides a comprehensive account of a profoundly original artist and his work.

Preface and Acknowledgements

James T.Demetrion and Andrea Rose

Lenders to the Exhibition

Stanley Spencer,English Visionary

Fiona MacCarthy

Catalogue

Words by Stanley Spencer

Chronology

Selected Bibliography