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14%OFFAnne Truitt - Daybook: The Journal of an Artist - 9781476740980 - V9781476740980
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Daybook: The Journal of an Artist

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Description for Daybook: The Journal of an Artist Paperback. A classic work for artists about reconciling the call of creative work with the demands of daily life, with a new introduction by Audrey Niffenegger. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
Renowned American artist Anne Truitt kept this illuminating and inspiring journal over a period of seven years, determined to come to terms with the forces that shaped her art and life. Within its beautifully written pages, you will come to know a woman whose range of sensitivity-moral, intellectual, sensual, emotional, and spiritual-is remarkably broad. She recalls her childhood on the eastern shore of Maryland, her career change from psychology to art, and her path to making sculptures so finely painted that they would "set colour free in three dimensions." She reflects on the generous advice of other artists, watches her ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781476740980
SKU
V9781476740980
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99-15

About Anne Truitt
Anne Truitt [1921-2004] had her first solo exhibition at the André Emmerich Gallery in New York in 1963. Her work is in the collections of major museums around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; the National Gallery of Art, the Hirshhorn Museum and ... Read more

Reviews for Daybook: The Journal of an Artist
"Truitt’s frankness and intellectual curiosity about the hows and whys of a working artist’s life has made Daybook something of a touchstone for aspiring artists and writers"  —Megan O'Grady, The New Yorker “A remarkable record of a woman’s reconciliation of art, motherhood, memoires of childhood, and present-day demands.” —Anne Morrow Lindbergh “Daybook is a rare gift, ... Read more

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