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The Art Books of Henri Matisse
An exhibition being held at the Walker Art Gallery, 21 October 2011 - 15 April 2012
'Oscar Christ and the Immaculate Conception', 1967 by Jeff Nuttall
© Jeff Nuttall
Re-launched in November 2006, this book responds to
a news story about Oscar Christ, a German police chief
accused of having his girlfriend, a Russian dancer,
murdered. Cuttings from the press story are interpreted
using phonetically spelt, spoof German ‘voices’,
illustrations and photographs. Lines from Vera Lynn’s
'We’ll Meet Again', changing ‘meet’ to ‘meat’, punctuate
the story.
The book is part of the Walker Art Gallery's permanent collection and was donated by Jeff Nuttall's partner Jill Richards in 2007.
Lancashire-born Jeff Nuttall expressed
himself artistically in various media during
his life. He was a cultural commentator,
motivated by social and political events.
His core belief was that art contained truth
and beauty and was vital to living and
loving life. Nuttall taught widely and from
1981-94 was Head of Fine Arts at Liverpool
Polytechnic.