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De Grazia : the man and the myths / James W. Johnson with Marilyn D. Johnson.
Fine Arts Library N6537.D4 J64 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, James W., 1938- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- De Grazia, 1909-1982.
- De Grazia.
- Artists--United States--Biography.
- Artists.
- United States.
- Arizona--Biography.
- Arizona.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 262 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, [2014]
- Summary:
- "This is the first comprehensive biography of Ted DeGrazia, the Tucson artists known as much for his colorful paintings of the Southwest and Mexico as his eccentric personality. De Grazia: The Man and the Myths mines private archival sources, memoirs, and interviews to draw an intriguing new portrait of this western legend"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 The Miner's Son 11
- 2 To Italy and Back 22
- 3 Getting an Education 27
- 4 The Bisbee Years 35
- 5 Learning from the Masters 43
- 6 Back to Tucson 53
- 7 A Marriage Ends 63
- 8 Life after Divorce 71
- 9 Appreciating the Indians 77
- 10 His Fame Grows 86
- 11 Coming into His Own 97
- 12 On a Mission 108
- 13 On New York City, Booze, and Commercialism 121
- 14 Building the Gallery 136
- 15 Honors for the Artist 145
- 16 On Bullfighting and Ballet 152
- 17 Finally, a Retrospective 168
- 18 The Superstitions 180
- 19 The Love of His Life 193
- 20 On Death 202.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780816530502
- 0816530505
- OCLC:
- 857288127
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