Herbert Read : English Anarchist, Art Historian, Poet, Literary Critic and Philosopher, best Known for Numerous Books on Art and Art Education

December 4, 1893 — June 12, 1968

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An English art historian, poet, literary critic and philosopher, best known for numerous books on art, which included influential volumes on the role of art in education. Read was co-founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts. As well as being a prominent English anarchist, he was one of the earliest English writers to take notice of existentialism.

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December 4, 1893

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June 12, 1968

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