Laurie Lisle

Portrait of an Artist (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"Readers will welcome what Lisle has found. The woman who emerges has extraordinary personal stature, artistic gifts, commitment to her vision." (Chicago Tribune) Recollections of more than one hundred of O'Keeffe's friends, relatives, colleagues, and neighborsincluding 16 pages of photographsas well as published and previously unpublished historical records and letters provide "an excellent portrait of a nearly legendary figure" (San Francisco Chronicle). 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 vocabularysensuous flowers, bleached bones against red sky and earthhad 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. Portrait of an Artist is an in-depth account of her exceptional lifefrom 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. 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 of modern art in America. Armed with passion, steadfastness, and three years poring over research, former Newsweek reporter Laurie Lisle finally shines a light on one of the most significant and innovative twentieth century artists.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781451628739
• Artikelnr.: 37914554

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