DESMOND MORRIS

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WRITINGS ABOUT
DESMOND MORRIS' PAINTINGS


Anon. 1951. Experiment in Surrealism. The Mini-Cinema 5, No. 6. March 1951.
Anon. 1976. Painting Pundit. Telegraph: Sunday Magazine. 24th October 1976.
Anon. 1976. London Art Scene: Recent Paintings by Desmond Morris. London Weekly Diary, 7th November 1976. p. 31.
Anon. 1987. Meet the Naked Biomorph. The Oxford Times, 25th September 1987
Anon. 1988. Paintings of Desmond Morris. Antiques and The Arts Weekly. New York. May 20th 1988.
Bartlet, M. 1977. Listening to Desmond Morris. Envisage, No. 5. March 1977. p. 18- 19.
B.B.S. 1988. Desmond Morris. Art News. New York. September 1988. p. 168.
Burr, James. 1990. A Cultural Injection. Apollo. February 1990.
Burr, James. 1991. Victor Pasmore/Desmond Morris. Apollo. July 1991. p. 61.
Conahan, Dan. 1991. Surreal Thing. Tatler. April 1991.
Cook, Tim. 1976. The Art of my Life. Evening Advertiser, Swindon, 6th November 1976.
D.S. 1951. Surrealist Film Wins Award for Swindon Amateur. Evening Advertiser (Swindon). 19th March 1951.
Dutt, Robin. 1987. Secrets of a Swindon Surrealist. The Independent. 16th September 1987.
Dutt, Robin. 1991. The Surreal Perspective. The Naked Ape Man. Lovely Jobly II, No. II.
Dutt, Robin. 1991. The Secret Surrealist. London Portrait. May 1991. p. 84-85.
Henry, Clare. 1987. A Naked Ape Bares His Soul on Canvas. Glasgow Herald, 22nd September 1987.
Henry, Clare. 1987. Desmond Morris: The Secret Surrealist. Arts Review. October 1987.
Hopkins, J. Christian. 1988. Late Success as Surrealist Artist Pleasant Surprise to Noted Author. The Day, New London, Conn., 30th April 1988.
Hughes, G. 1991. The Surrealist World of Desmond Morris. Arts Review. 19th April 1991.
Hughes, Patrick. 1987. Two English Surrealists. A Review Special on BBC 2, 10th October 1987, 9.30-10 pm.
Kaufman, Jason Edward. 1988. 'The Naked Artist': Secret Surrealist Desmond Morris. New York City Tribune. 5th May 1988. p. 10.
Kerr, David. 1989. The Surreal World of Desmond Morris. Plus Magazine. No. 18. March 1989. p. 14-15.
Levy, Mervyn. 1948. Desmond Morris, the Man and his Work. BBC Radio Talk, 12th January 1948.
Levy, Mervyn & Morris, Desmond. 1962. Desmond Morris - Private Painter. The Studio Vol. 164. No. 833. p. 94-97.
Levy, Silvano. 1996. Desmond Morris, 50 Years of Surrealism. Stoke Gallery Catalogue, June 1996. p. 2-14.
Levy, Silvano. 1997. Surrealism, the Scientist... and Sex. Art Review, September 1997, Vol. XLIX, p.64-5,.
Levy, Silvano. 1997. Desmond Morris, 50 Years of Surrealism. Barrie and Jenkins, London. p.1-214.
McKee, Victoria. 1994. Science for Art's Sake. The Birmingham Magazine. No. 6. September 1994. p. 18-20.
Melly, George. 1991. The Naked Mantis. Modern Painters. Vol. 4. No. 2. p. 104-105.
Morris, Desmond. 1951. The Day the Animals Came. Mermaid. Vol XVII. No.2. Spring 1951. p. 31-32.
Morris, Desmond. 1971. The Naked Artist. Observer Magazine. 10th October 1971. p. 22-27.
Morris, Desmond. 1973. Biomorphia. Lycidas No. 2. 1973-4. p. 10-11.
Morris, Desmond. 1993. Heroes & Villains. Desmond Morris on his hero Joan Miro. Independent Magazine. 3rd April 1993.
Morris, Desmond. 1994. The Artist's Eye. Artwatching - Desmond Morris - painter. Art Review. June 1994.
Morris, Maria. 1987. The Naked Painter. Oxford Star, 24th September 1987. p. 6.
Norman, Geraldine. 1991. Zoologist Explores a Surreal World. Independent. 28th May 1991.
Oakes, Philip. 1973. In Among the Biomorphs. Sunday Times. 26th August 1973. p. 27.
Oakes, Philip & Morris, Desmond. 1987. The Secret Surrealist. The Paintings of Desmond Morris. Phaidon, Oxford. p. 1-112.
Persin, Patrick-Gilles. 1991. Desmond Morris. Cimaise. Present Day Art. Arts Actuels. Jan-Mar 1991, No. 210. p. 103-104.
Remy, Michel. 1991. The Surrealist World of Desmond Morris. Jonathan Cape, London. p.1-211.
Remy, Michel & Jaguer, Edouard. 1982. Desmond Morris. Galerie 1900-2000 Catalogue. 'Les Enfants D'Alice.' Peinture Surrealiste en Angleterre. 1930- 1960. Spring 1982. p. 72.
Rey, Stephanie. 1988. Morris, Rops, Delporte, Dubuffet... L'Echo de la Bourse. 22nd-25th July 1988. p. 19.
Sadler, Rosalin. 1991. Love on a Slab. The Surrealist World of Desmond Morris. The Sunday Times. 23rd June 1991.
Scanlan, Patricia. 1992. Desmond Morris at Home. SuperReal. The British Journal of Surrealism. No. 1. p. 45-51.
Siegel, Lee. 1974. Desmond Morris' Paintings. Lycidas No. 2. 1973-4. p. 43-44.
Sturt-Penrose, Barrie. 1966. Desmond Morris - Profile. Arts Review Vol. XVIII. No. 25. p. 570-575.
Taylor, John Russell. 1987. Romanticism Haunting Still. The Times. 6th October 1987. p. 13.
Tresidder, Megan. 1991. The Unconscious Art of a Manwatcher. Sunday Telegraph. May 5th 1991.
Weaver, Shelley. 1964. Beasts in the Basement. TV Times, March 1-7th, 1964. p. 4-5.
Winship, Frederick M., 1988. Author Desmond Morris also Excels as Artist. UPI. New York. 3rd June 1988.
Wykes-Jones, Max. 1976. Some Notes on Desmond Morris - Explorer. Lasson Gallery Catalogue, October 1976.
Wykes-Jones, Max. 1976. Images of an Era. Antique Dealer and Collector's Guide. October 1976. p. 96.
Jury, Louise. 2004. The Naked Artist. The Independent. 2 December 2004. p.3.
Levy, Silvano. 2001. Desmond Morris. Naked Surrealism. Pandora Press, Antwerp. p.1-240.
Levy, Silvano. 2001. Desmond Morris. Analytical Catalogue Raisonné. Pandora Press, Antwerp. p.1-462.
Levy, Silvano. 2002. Desmond Morris. PMMK. Museum voer Moderne Kunst, Oostende. p.1-87.
Murray, Andrew. 2004. A Lost World. Sketches for a bestiary by Desmond Morris, Mayor Gallery, London.
Levy, Silvano. 2005. La Psique al Desnudo: La Obra de Desmond Morris. In Desmond Morris. Pintor Surrealista. Guillermo de Osama Galeria, Madrid. p. 3-6.
Levy, Silvano. 2005. The Psyche Stripped Bare: the Work of Desmond Morris. In Desmond Morris. Pintor Surrealista. Guillermo de Osama Galeria, Madrid. p. 16-18.
Murray, Andrew. 2004. A Lost World. Sketches for a Bestiary by Desmond Morris, 1960. The Mayor Gallery, London. p.1-123.
Jury, Louise. 2004. The Naked Artist. Independent. 2nd December 2004, p.3.
Levy, Silvano. 2005. The Psyche Stripped Bare: the Work of Desmond Morris. In: Desmond Morris. Pintor Surrealista. Guillermo de Osama Galeria, Madrid. p. 16-18.
Crick, Margaret. 2007. Surreal Life. The Playful Zoologist. Oxford Times. Oxfordshire Magazine. August 2007, p.20-23.
Peacocke, Helen. 2007. Desmond Morris, Surrealist painter. Oxford Times, Weekend. 7th September 2007, p. 5.
Morris, Desmond. 2007. Dark Inside My Head. Surrealist Bulletin No, 2. Belgrave Gallery, London, p. 1-12.
Levy, Silvano. 2012. Desmond Morris. Analytical Catalogue Raisonné 2000-2012. Sansom and Co., Bristol. p.1-312.
Levy, Silvano. 2012. Desmond Morris Pintura. ISPA Gallery, Lisbon. p.1-52
Morris, Desmond. 2014. Headworks. Dark Windows Press, Rhos-on-Sea. p.1-84.
Coles, Melanie. 2016. The Last Living Surrealist: Desmond Morris on Paintings by Chimpanzees, His Work and the Origins of the ICA’, ICA Bulletin The Official ICA Blog (4 July 2016)
Billen, Andrew. 2017. Move over, Dalí. Desmond Morris is just dreamy, The Times (5 April 2017), p. 10.
Attenborough, David. 2018. Desmond Morris. Works on paper 1948-2018. Redfern Gallery, London. p. 1-72
Morris, Desmond. 2019. Bodyworks. Dark Windows Press, Rhos-on-Sea. p.1-84.
Chesters, Laura. 2019. Meet the Last Living Surrealist. Antiques Trade Gazette (15 June 2019), p. 34



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