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A terrific, well-written biography of an American original who died too young. Recommended for midcentury enthusiasts, followers of fashion, and readers who enjoyed Inventing the Modern: Untold Stories of the Women Who Shaped the Museum of Modern Art or Julie Satow’s When Women Ran Fifth Avenue.
Written with humor in an informal, almost chatty style, this book will appeal to readers interested in history, art, and sociology.
Friedman (emerita, American art, Wellesley Coll.; American Glamour and the Evolution of Modern Architecture) skillfully illuminates a world usually hidden behind a curtain of societal restrictions. This remarkable book will be a welcome addition to LGBTQIA+ and art history collections.
A spiritual, relevant, and historical literary visit to the Louvre when it is impossible to go in person.
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The Secret Painter
Reporting about outsider art is usually told from a third-person perspective, often ending up clinical, cold, and distant. This book’s first-person narrative skillfully avoids this, as the author’s discoveries about himself go hand-in-hand with discoveries about his uncle.
This luminous work highlights the museum’s thoughtfully designed grounds and installations, allowing readers into a reclaimed space that promotes conversation, truth, and even hope. Those interested in Black history, architecture, and design will find much to ponder.
Recommended for readers who have a firm understanding of early 20th-century modernist art and can absorb the complex concepts surrounding the abstract art of this period.
Well written, a little short, and sparsely illustrated, this is nevertheless a singular volume about an intriguing subject, narrated by an insider. Readers will feel markedly better after reading about archaeologists’, preservationists’, and the general public’s care and responsibility for preserving world heritage.
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