Nature, War and the Art of the Detmold Twins

The first book-length biography of the Detmold twins, this study uses previously unknown archives to show how profoundly their work resonates with the predicaments of environmental destruction and rising tides of military violence that still confront us today.

Tessa Morris-Suzuki is Professor Emerita at the Australian National University. She has published widely on topics including East Asian history, memory and reconciliation, and artistic representations of culture, nature and war. Her other books include The Past Within Us, To the Diamond Mountains and Japan's Living Politics.

1. Introduction: The Quest for Detmold 2. Family Secrets: The Detmolds' Cosmopolitan Origins 3. Prodigies: The Making of Twin Artists 4. Bellerophon: From Triumph to Tragedy 5. The Eye of the Bee: Edward Detmold and the Natural World 6. Battle Lines: World War and Resistance 7. Life: Artistic Renaissance and Spiritual Mysticism 8. Arabian Nights: Imagined Orients 9. Changing Pastures: In Search of New Directions 10. The Truth: Nostalgic Dreams, Apocalyptic Nightmares 11. Recessional: The Hidden Final Years 12. Afterlives: The Detmolds' Artistic Vision