Louise Nevelson: A Passionate Life [Anglais] [Broché]

Masking overwhelming negative feelings with her flamboyant attire and assertive demeanor, the sculptor desperately sought recognition and independence. "As Lisle . . . charts Nevelson's trajectory from obscurity to celebrity, the reader is left with the impression of a sad, guarded woman for whom art was life," said PW.
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The subject of several biographies, coffee-table books, and a book-length interview ( Dawns and Dusks , Scribner, 1976), American sculptor Nevelson (1900-88) is here presented in a well-researched, in-depth biography that can be enjoyed by a general readership. With little interest in domesticity or motherhood, though she was the mother of a son, Nevelson served a long and struggling apprenticeship before she found her style and her success. Lisle, also author of a biography of Georgia O'Keeffe, writes candidly about the unconventional Nevelson, a flamboyant figure on the New York art scene. For large general collections and modern art history libraries. Photos not seen.
- Hara Seltzer, NYPL
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"Lisle has conscientiously investigated the numerous bizarre events in Nevelson's long life." --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.

"Lisle's book is impressive in its thoroughness...its eclectic introduction of psychological analysis..." --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.

The only biography of this important American sculptor, Louise Nevelson is the story of an artist who became a legend in her time. Born in a Russian village, she grew up in Maine and married a wealthy New Yorker. As her dedication to art grew, she abandoned her husband and neglected her son. She found inspiration in old wood, creating a rich iconography of blackened images. After achieving success at the age of sixty, she adopted an exotic persona while continuing to add to the magnificent body of work that is today found in public parks and major museums throughout the world.

Laurie Lisle, author of the first biography of Georgia O'Keeffe, Portrait of an Artist, interviewed Louise Nevelson at length before her death as well as her closest relatives, friends, and lovers. For this first and only biography of Nevelson, the author has drawn on previously unpublished material and historical documents. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.