Arthur Moyse (21 June 1914 – 22 February 2003) was an Anglo-Irish
anarchist, artist and writer.
Biography
In his youth he was actively involved in political activity including the
battle of Cable Street
The Battle of Cable Street was a series of clashes that took place at several locations in the inner East End, most notably Cable Street, on Sunday 4 October 1936. It was a clash between the Metropolitan Police, sent to protect a march by mem ...
in 1936. He also saw active service in World War Two, including the airborne
landings at Arnhem in 1944, but he was court-martialled twice for insubordination.
Publications
* ''Fragments of Notes for an Autobiography''
* ''Golden Convolvulus''
* ''The Mask of Anarchy'' (Illustrations from Arthur Moyse)
* ''More in Sorrow: Six Short Stories''
* ''Surrealism and Revolution'' (with Jim Duke)
See also
*
Anarchism and the arts
Anarchism has long had an association with the arts, particularly with visual art, music and literature. This can be dated back to the start of anarchism as a named political concept, and the writings of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon on the French rea ...
*
Surrealism
References
External links
We Make Zines Blog discussing Arthur Moyse
Irish anarchists
1914 births
2003 deaths
People from County Wexford
Irish writers
Irish artists
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