From apotheosis to damnation: Mussolini and the Fascist regime, 1936-45

Duggan, C. (2010) From apotheosis to damnation: Mussolini and the Fascist regime, 1936-45. In: Against Mussolini: art and the fall of a dictator. Estorick Foundation, London, pp. 7-14. ISBN 9780953404605

Abstract/Summary

This is an essay for a catalogue of the exhibition 'Against Mussolini: art and the fall of a dictator' held at the Estorick Collection, London, September - December 2010. The essay examines shifting attitudes towards Mussolini in the years immediately preceding his fall, and suggests that the development of 'anti-fascism' was less pronounced than often suggested.