Laurie Lisle

Portrait of an Artist

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Georgia O'Keeffe, one of the most original painters America has ever produced, left behind a remarkable legacy when she died at the age of ninety-eight. Her vivid visual vocabulary -- sensuous flowers, bleached bones against red sky and earth -- had a stunning, profound, and lasting influence on American art in this century. O'Keeffe's personal mystique is as intriguing and enduring as her bold, brilliant canvases. Here is the first full account of her exceptional life -- from her girlhood and early days as a controversial art teacher...to her discovery by the pioneering photographer of the New York avant-garde, Alfred Stieglitz...to her seclusion in the New Mexico desert, where she lived until her death. And here is the story of a great romance -- between the extraordinary painter and her much older mentor, lover, and husband, Alfred Stieglitz. Renowned for her fierce independence, iron determination, and unique artistic vision, Georgia O'Keeffe is a twentieth-century legend. Her dazzling career spans virtually the entire history modern art in America.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: WASHINGTON SQUARE
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 628g
• ISBN-13: 9780671016661
• ISBN-10: 0671016660
• Artikelnr.: 21442508

Autorenporträt

In addition toPortrait of an Artist: A Biography of Georgia OKeeffe,Laurie Lisleis the author of two books:Without Child: Challenging the Stigma of ChildlessnessandLouise Nevelson: A Passionate Life.She lectures widely on OKeeffe and writes essays, articles, and book reviews for various publications. Lisle lives with her husband in northwestern Connecticut and Westchester County, New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Genealogy
Foreword and Acknowledgments
1 Sun Prairie
2 School
3 Search
4 Canyon
5 Flowers
6 New York
7 Lake George
8 Taos
9 Bones
10 Ghost Ranch
11 Abiquiu
12 Roads
13 Clouds
14 Shadows
Sources
Selected Bibliography
Index