St. Francis and the Birds

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St. Francis and the Birds

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Sir Stanley Spencer
Francis of Assisi in St. Francis and the Birds (1935); it was interpreted as an offensive caricature. During World War II Spencer served as an official war artist and was assigned to document the shipbuilding yards of Port Glasgow, Scotland. His experience in this working-class community inspired a new…
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Francis of Assisi in St. Francis and the Birds (1935); it was interpreted as an offensive caricature. During World War II Spencer served as an official war artist and was assigned to document the shipbuilding yards of Port Glasgow, Scotland. His experience in this working-class community inspired a new…
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