Fermin Rocker (b.1907) Researching Writing Lives.
In creating an author blog for the artist Fermin Rocker, I have gained insight in to aspects many individuals faced preceding and …
Fermin Rocker (b.1907.) : An Introduction
Fermin Rocker (22 December 1907 – 18 October 2004) Fermin Rocker, born on the 22nd December 1907 in the East End of …
Fermin Rocker (b.1907) Habits, Culture and Belief.
Fermin was introverted as a child. His mother Milly, would forcefully take him by the collar and ‘eject’ him from their flat …
Fermin Rocker (b.1907) Education and Schooling
‘With a background such as mine, adjustment to the outside world was bound to be difficult’ (Rocker.1998.53.) Fermin was the first in …
Fermin Rocker (b.1907) Home and Family Part 2
Home and family Part 2: ‘Big and Little Rudolf’ It is very clear from Fermin’s accounts that although he had much love …
Fermin Rocker (b.1907) Home and Family
Part 1: Life at 33 Dunstan House The Artist Fermin Rocker’s 1998 memoir is non-linear and involves many fragmented memories and events …
Fermin Rocker (b.1907) Politics, War and Protest
“The making of the working class is a fact of political and cultural, as much as of economic, history.” (Thompson, E.P.C. 1963) …
Fermin Rocker (b.1907): Purpose and Audience
Fermin Rocker’s 1998 memoir focuses on his childhood in Stepney before the outbreak of World War One and his positive relationship with …