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Waiting at the Shore
Paul Quintanilla
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Description for Waiting at the Shore
Paperback. Num Pages: 561 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 248 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Waiting at the Shore chronicles the extraordinary life of the Spanish artist Luis Quintanilla, championed by Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, Elliot Paul, and many other American and European writers and artists. In 1912, at the age of 18, he ran off to Montmartre where, under the influence of his fellow countryman Juan Gris, he began his artistic career as a Cubist. Returning to Madrid before the war he befriended prominent Spaniards, including Juan Negrin, the Premier during the Spanish Civil War. In April 1931 he and Negrin participated in the peaceful revolution which ousted the monarchy and installed the ... Read more
Waiting at the Shore chronicles the extraordinary life of the Spanish artist Luis Quintanilla, championed by Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, Elliot Paul, and many other American and European writers and artists. In 1912, at the age of 18, he ran off to Montmartre where, under the influence of his fellow countryman Juan Gris, he began his artistic career as a Cubist. Returning to Madrid before the war he befriended prominent Spaniards, including Juan Negrin, the Premier during the Spanish Civil War. In April 1931 he and Negrin participated in the peaceful revolution which ousted the monarchy and installed the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
1020g
Number of Pages
561
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845195977
SKU
V9781845195977
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About Paul Quintanilla
Paul Quintanilla was for many years a librarian in the San Francisco Public Library, engaging with the reading public. He is now retired and living in New England. He has maintained a lifelong interest in the Spanish Civil War. He has also designed a website featuring his father's work. All the illustrations in this book and many more can be ... Read more
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