Bright stars : great artists who died too young
Bryan, Kate, 1982-2021
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Some of the world's greatest and most-loved artists died under the age of forty. But how did they turn relatively short careers into such long legacies? What drove them to create, against all the odds? And how can we use these stories to re-evaluate artists lost to the shadows, or whose legacies are not yet secured? In this book, Kate Bryan examines the lives and legacies of 30 great artists who died too young. Most artists have decades to hone their craft, persuade unimpressed critics and build their reputation, but that's not the case for the artists in this book. In some cases, such as with Vincent van Gogh and Jean-Michel Basquiat, their deaths have been mythologised, playing a key role in their posthumous fame. Others were driven to create knowing their time was limited, such as with Aubrey Beardsley and Noah Davis.
Main title:
Bright stars : great artists who died too young / Kate Bryan ; illustrated by Anna Higgie.
Author:
Bryan, Kate, 1982-, authorHiggie, Anna, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Frances Lincoln Limited Publishers, 2021.
Collation:
224 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9780711251731 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
709.22709.22 BRY
Language:
English
BRN:
1045571