Ref NoBS/6/1/12
TitleThe Reviews that Caused the Rumpus
Admin/Biog HistoryFollowing the media attention caused by the reaction of thirty-five artists, critics, art historians and dealers to Sewell's controversial 1993 Evening Standard article about Tate's exhibition titled Writing on the Wall, a compendium volume of his more controversial articles was published as: Sewell, B. (1994). The Reviews that Caused the Rumpus and other pieces. London: Bloomsbury. This book was revised and published a year later as Sewell, B. (1995). An Alphabet of Villains. London: Bloomsbury. [Copies of both of these publications are available in the Paul Mellon Centre Library, see URLs below]

The article reviewing Writing on the Wall can be found in: BS/5/1/1113 - Articles: Articles about the arts:
DescriptionIncludes:

-Sewell's draft text for a new introduction for the revised edition, dated 1995
-letter from Godfrey James, dated 31 January 1996, concerning his enjoyment of reading the book
Date1995-1996
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Extent1 file
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