Roger Fry
Bloomsbury and the Invention of Modern Art
Fiona McKenzie Johnston author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Triglyph Books
Published:12th May '26
Should be back in stock very soon
Launching with an exhibition at Philip Mould Gallery in London with full media attendance; scheduled posts for social media; book signings in prominent UK bookstores; featured press in spring/summer 2026 - House & Garden, Country Life; Triglyph newsletter to a global audience.
Confirmed author talk with the author, alongside Roger Fry exhibition at the Museum of Somerset, 4th June.
Confirmed talk with the author at Hatchards Dalloway Day, London, 13th June.
Confirmed talk and book signing with the author at Heals Gallery, London, 24th June.
Confirmed 'In Conversation' with the author and Philip Mould at Charleston Farmhouse, Sussex, 15th July.
Afternoon tea talk with the author at The Sherborne Gallery, Sherborne, Dorset, June 4th TBC
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Roger Fry (1866–1934) and his role as critic, curator and member of the Bloomsbury Group are explored in this rich and vibrant biography.
Roger Fry (1866–1934) and his role as critic, curator and member of the Bloomsbury Group are explored in this rich and vibrant biography. From his curation of one of the most important collections in New York and groundbreaking exhibitions in London to his launch of the Omega Workshops with Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, Fry introduced Post-Impressionism, radicalised interiors and changed the landscape of twentieth-century art. His introduction of Cézanne, Van Gogh and Matisse to a British audience played a significant role in a legacy that still inspires today.
Often overlooked, Fry was one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century art in Britain, giving a generation of modern artists their first exhibitions, while also creating art himself. Roger Fry: Bloomsbury and the Invention of Modern Art offers a compelling portrait of his extraordinary career and his pivotal role in redefining British art.
‘In this elegant pen portrait, McKenzie Johnston brings to Fry’s story her characteristic eye for interiors, taste and lives devoted to making and living with art. An inspiring call to artistic arms.’ LAURA FREEMAN - CHIEF ART CRITIC, THE TIMES
‘McKenzie Johnston brings Fry vividly to life, capturing the passion, turmoil and brilliance that reshaped British art forever.’ PHILIP MOULD, OBE - ART DEALER, WRITER AND BROADCASTER
‘Roger Fry is one of the most important figures in twentieth century art and culture. McKenzie Johnston’s fresh and engaging new biography is essential for anyone interested in the Bloomsbury group and British modernism.’ NATHANIEL HEPBURN - DIRECTOR, CHARLESTON
‘Fry was a genuine provoker, a creative force who shocked and thrilled the British public with his probing mind and relentless, joyful and radical vision.’ LUKE EDWARD HALL - ARTIST AND DESIGNER
‘McKenzie Johnston has achieved the near impossible, to capture the full and diverse life of a polymath like Fry with captivating clarity. A very welcome addition to the Bloomsbury library.’ DARREN PRICE - HEAD OF COLLECTIONS, CHARLESTON
‘To many, not least his friends and admirers in Bloomsbury and beyond, Fry was Modern Art come to life. McKenzie Johnston combines scholarship and seriousness about the art, but always with an ear and an eye for revealing details. A significant, mercurial figure finds the author he deserves.’ ROBIN MUIR - CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, VOGUE
ISBN: 9781068691461
Dimensions: 215mm x 139mm x 28mm
Weight: 600g
240 pages