This new biography of Peggy Guggenheim charts the life of the infamous, multi-talented art collector and personality. Great-granddaughter of Swiss immigrant Simon Guggenheim, and daughter of Benjamin Guggenheim, who went down on the Titanic, Peggy Guggenheim was an extremely controversial figure, censured for everything from stinginess to sexual voraciousness. She was known for taking lovers at the drop of a beret as much as for her choices in modern art, and was married. Known as the enfant terrible of the art world, Peggy Guggenheim was one of its most significant patrons and promoters as well as its impresario, with her personal and professional life intermingled.
A captivating story of Peggy Guggenheim; her charismatic personality and her talents, the culture that shaped her and that she went on to transform. Mary Dearborn's colourful personal and cultural biography locates Peggy Guggenheim in an array of shifting and colliding cultures, providing a story of this complicated and talented woman and the culture that shaped her and that she went on to transform.
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Descrizione libro Condizione: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Codice articolo wbs5862609008
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Codice articolo CHL8987360
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Inscription on the first page, typically just a name but may include a dedication or a brief personal message. Codice articolo CHL9517785
Descrizione libro The champion of modern art and artists. Hardback book ist UK edition Septembe. Illustrated with black and white plates. Slightly creased dust jacket edges otherwise very good condition. 338 pages. Codice articolo 18515
Descrizione libro 24.0 x 16.0cms, 338pp, b/w illusts, fine hardback & dustwrapper Dearborn had access to Guggenehim 's family, friends amd papers to present her as having 'a permanent impact on art history and art dealers, as the founderof three important aglleriesand famous love affairs'. Codice articolo 137539
Descrizione libro 24.0 x 16.0cms, 338pp, b/w illusts, very good+ hardback & dustwrapper Dearborn had access to Guggenehim 's family, friends amd papers to present her as having 'a permanent impact on art history and art dealers, as the founder of three important galleriesand famous love affairs'. Codice articolo 192132
Descrizione libro hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Codice articolo mon0000067023
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. 1st UK Edition September 2005 (originally published in the US in 2004), 1st printing, unread, not clipped, no owner's name or other inscription, page ends very lightly age toned ( text unaffected), D/j protected by a clear removable sleeve. Codice articolo 04982
Descrizione libro Condizione: Used - Good. Codice articolo 9781860499739