Norman Rockwell: A Life - Brossura

Claridge, Laura

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ISBN 10: 0812967232 ISBN 13: 9780812967234

Casa editrice: Modern Library, 2003

Riassunto

The first comprehensive biography of the nation's most popular twentieth-century artist offers a complex, compelling portrait of the artist and argues that his work is far more interesting and manipulative than critics have credited him for. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“[An] excellent and thorough new biography.” —Michael Kimmelman, The New York Times

“Judicious, eminently readable, and astute . . . Claridge makes it her mission to demystify Rockwell’s misunderstood image and real persona. . . . Nuanced . . . persuasive . . . chock-full of charming anecdotes . . . This book deserves a wide readership.” —The Boston Globe (a Boston Globe Best Book of 2001)

“Impeccably researched and engagingly written.” —The Washington Post

“Claridge has done an extraordinary job; she is an exhaustive researcher and a gifted art historian.” —Entertainment Weekly

L'autore:

Laura Claridge is the author of the biography of painter Tamara DeLempicka as well as books on British Romanticism, Modernism, gender, and psychoanalytic theory. A popular international lecturer, she was professor of English literature at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, for eleven years. She lives in New York City.
From the Hardcover edition.

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• Editore: Modern Library
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0812967232
• ISBN 13: 9780812967234
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 592