Alice Neel
The Art of Not Sitting Pretty
Phoebe Hoban(Author)
St Martin's Press
Published on 7. December 2010
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-0-312-60748-7 (ISBN)
Description
Bestselling author Phoebe Hoban chronicles Alice Neel's colourful and chaotic life, from her turn-of-the-century upbringing through her later years as an art world outsider when, with the help of the feminist movement, she was finally given her rightful place as one of the greatest painters of the 20th century. Educated at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, Alice was drawn to the darker and edgier side of painting in an era when abstract expressionism reigned supreme. Considered a quintessential Bohemian and complex genius, Alice Neel was a wife, lover, reluctant mother, long time Communist, raconteur, and painter who captured such icons as Joe Gould and Andy Warhol, as well as members of her family, many of whom she convinced to pose nude. In Phoebe Hoban's captivating biography, the great Alice Neel lives again.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
With dust jacket
Illustrations
1x8 page b/w photo insert, 2x8 page colour photo insert
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-312-60748-7 (9780312607487)
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Schweitzer Classification