Artists' letters : Leonardo da Vinci to David Hockney
(Book)
Contributors
Bird, Michael, 1958- editor.
Published
London : White Lion Publishing, 2019.
Status
Main Library - Adult Fine Arts
709.22 A7918
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709.22 A7918
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Published
London : White Lion Publishing, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
223 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
Artists' Letters is a treasure trove of carefully selected letters written by great artists, providing the reader with a unique insight into their characters and a glimpse into their lives. Arranged thematically, it includes writings and musings on love, work, daily life, money, travel and the creative process. On the theme of friendship, for example, letters provide evidence of a creative community between peers, with support and mutual appreciation that helps to dispel the myth of the artist as solitary genius. Letters between Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin show an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas. We see mutual admiration between Claude Monet and Berthe Morisot, and Picasso's quick notes to Jean Cocteau illustrate their closeness. Correspondence, some of which includes sketches and drawings, is reproduced with the transcript and some background and contextual information alongside. The book brings together a collection of treasures found in letters, which in our digital age are an increasingly lost art.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bird, M. (2019). Artists' letters: Leonardo da Vinci to David Hockney . White Lion Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bird, Michael, 1958-. 2019. Artists' Letters: Leonardo Da Vinci to David Hockney. White Lion Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bird, Michael, 1958-. Artists' Letters: Leonardo Da Vinci to David Hockney White Lion Publishing, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bird, Michael. Artists' Letters: Leonardo Da Vinci to David Hockney White Lion Publishing, 2019.
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