Surrealism in Britain: The International Surrealist Exhibition and Aftermath (1936–1950)

1. Surrealism enters British debate through Gascoyne

   Jan 1, 1935Labels: David Gascoyne, A Short

   • NGS Archive

2. International Surrealist Exhibition opens in London

   Jun 11, 1936Labels: International Surrealist, New Burlington

   • NGS Archive
   • Wiki Exhibition

3. International Surrealist Exhibition closes after four weeks

   Jul 4, 1936Labels: International Surrealist, New Burlington

   • New Burlington
   • Wiki Exhibition

4. Surrealist Group in England forms after 1936 show

   Jul 5, 1936Labels: Surrealist Group

   • NGS Archive

5. London Gallery becomes a Surrealist hub

   Jan 1, 1937Labels: London Gallery, E L

   • Artbiogs
   • SocHistColl

6. London Bulletin begins publishing Surrealist material

   Apr 1, 1938Labels: London Bulletin, London Gallery

   • London Bulletin
   • Mesens Bio

7. Anti-Nazi modern art show sharpens cultural politics

   Jun 7, 1938Labels: Twentieth Century, New Burlington

   • New Burlington

8. Picasso’s Guernica shown in London fundraiser

   Oct 4, 1938Labels: Guernica, New Burlington

   • WorldCat
   • Reina Sof a

9. London Gallery widens modernist context in wartime years

   Jan 1, 1939Labels: London Gallery, Living Art

   • Artbiogs

10. London Bulletin ends as World War II disrupts networks

    Jun 1, 1940Labels: London Bulletin

    • London Bulletin
    • Monoskop

11. Institute of Contemporary Arts founded by Surrealist-linked figures

    Jan 1, 1946Labels: Institute of, Roland Penrose

    • ICA Wiki
    • Britannica

12. London Gallery reopens after the war

    Jan 2, 1946Labels: London Gallery

    • Artbiogs

13. Paris ‘Le Surréalisme en 1947’ signals a new phase

    Jul 7, 1947Labels: Le Surr, Galerie Maeght

    • Calder
    • WorldCat

14. British Surrealism’s London group fractures and wanes

    Dec 31, 1947Labels: London Surrealist

    • Britannica

15. London Gallery closes, marking the end of an era

    Jan 1, 1950Labels: London Gallery

    • SocHistColl
    • Britannica