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The lives of the Muses : nine women & the artists they inspired / Francine Prose.
LIBRA Special NX160 .P765 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Prose, Francine, 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.).
- Man-woman relationships.
- Artistic collaboration.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xii, 416 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : HarperCollins Publishers, [2002]
- Summary:
- A finalist for the National Book Award offers a brilliant, wry, and provocative examination of the complex relationship between the artist and his muse. Prose explores the lives of such noted artists as Lewis Carroll, George Balanchine, and John Lennon, and the women who inspired their greatest achievements. Photos.
- Contents:
- Hester Thrale
- Alice Liddell
- Elizabeth Siddal
- Lou Andreas Salomé
- Gala Dalí
- Lee Miller
- Charis Weston
- Suzanne Farrell
- Yoko Ono.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [399]-404) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- ISBN:
- 0060196726
- OCLC:
- 49285655
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