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Hermann Gross: a protean German Expressionist artist who chose to live and work in the north of Scotland

Robin Jackson explores the life and extraordinary range of work of 20th century German artist Hermann Gross

November 11, 2024
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‘Beware of the ninnies!’ – Thoughts on ballet history

Sebastian Cody explores the challenges of ballet historiography, emphasising the need for rigorous scholarship amidst widespread inaccuracies

Edinburgh University Press
November 14, 2024

A black and white photograph of Hermann Gross holding a metalworking tool, with an in-progress sculpture before him.

Hermann Gross: a protean German Expressionist artist who chose to live and work in the north of Scotland

Robin Jackson explores the life and extraordinary range of work of 20th century German artist Hermann Gross

Edinburgh University Press
November 11, 2024

Photograph showing a page from a medieval manuscript.

Originality and Artistic Impulse: From a Medieval Scottish Friar to Malevich’s Black Square

Is there any such thing as a new idea? Bryony Coombs discusses similarities in artistic expression, centuries apart.

Edinburgh University Press
September 30, 2024

EUP 75: Our Publishing in Art and Visual Culture

Explore the journey of Art and Visual Culture publishing at Edinburgh University Press, from the 1960s to the most recent and innovative publications.

Edinburgh University Press
March 28, 2024

Launching the Scottish Photographic Artists Series

We are pleased to announce a new series in our continuing partnership with Studies in Photography. The Scottish Photographic Artists series will launch on April 30, 2023 with the publication of In Search of the Blue Flower: Alexander Hamilton and…

Hermann Gross: a protean German Expressionist artist who chose to live and work in the north of Scotland

‘Beware of the ninnies!’ – Thoughts on ballet history

Hermann Gross: a protean German Expressionist artist who chose to live and work in the north of Scotland

Originality and Artistic Impulse: From a Medieval Scottish Friar to Malevich’s Black Square

EUP 75: Our Publishing in Art and Visual Culture

Launching the Scottish Photographic Artists Series

Hermann Gross: a protean German Expressionist artist who chose to live and work in the north of Scotland

‘Beware of the ninnies!’ – Thoughts on ballet history

5 things you might not expect of Christian-Muslim relations in the Middle East

An Interview with David Rando, author of On Fiction and Being a Good Animal

Chrystal Macmillan: champion for women’s equality, peace and justice