About the book
A splendid new volume of missives about art, from the author of the bestselling Letters of Note collections.
Vincent Van Gogh curses the stare of the blank canvas. Salvador Dali contemplates mailing a piece of his 'lobster-colored pajamas' to Federico Lorca. Hollis Frampton, to the MoMA, demands that artists be paid. The dean of students at San Francisco Art Institute argues to Alicia McCarthy, in very stern words, that graffit is not art but, rather, a \"pain in the ass.\" In a letter to the editor, Martin Scorsese defends and celebrates Fellini's filmmaking. This collection celebrates extraordinary correspondence about art, from missives on the agony of being overlooked, the ecstacy of producing work that excits, to surprising sources of inspiration and rousing manifestos. These thirty letters show us the many ways that art and life can intersect, and what we talk about when they do.
Includes letters from Carl Jung, Mary Cassatt, Mark Rothko, Oscar Wilde, Frida Kahlo, Mick Jagger, and more.
Editions of Letters of Note: Art
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780771049637
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780143134671
- EBook
- ISBN 9780525506485
- EBook
- ISBN 9780771049644
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780771049958
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780771049965
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- ISBN 9780593393031
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- ISBN 9780593393048
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A splendid new volume of missives about art, from the author of the bestselling Letters of Note collections.
Vincent Van Gogh curses the stare of the blank canvas. Salvador Dali contemplates mailing a piece of his 'lobster-colored pajamas' to Federico Lorca. Hollis Frampton, to the MoMA, demands that artists be paid. The dean of students at San Francisco Art Institute argues to Alicia McCarthy, in very stern words, that graffit is not art but, rather, a \"pain in the ass.\" In a letter to the editor, Martin Scorsese defends and celebrates Fellini's filmmaking. This collection celebrates extraordinary correspondence about art, from missives on the agony of being overlooked, the ecstacy of producing work that excits, to surprising sources of inspiration and rousing manifestos. These thirty letters show us the many ways that art and life can intersect, and what we talk about when they do.
Includes letters from Carl Jung, Mary Cassatt, Mark Rothko, Oscar Wilde, Frida Kahlo, Mick Jagger, and more.
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A splendid new volume of missives about art, from the author of the bestselling Letters of Note collections.
Vincent Van Gogh curses the stare of the blank canvas. Salvador Dali contemplates mailing a piece of his 'lobster-colored pajamas' to Federico Lorca. Hollis Frampton, to the MoMA, demands that artists be paid. The dean of students at San Francisco Art Institute argues to Alicia McCarthy, in very stern words, that graffit is not art but, rather, a \"pain in the ass.\" In a letter to the editor, Martin Scorsese defends and celebrates Fellini's filmmaking. This collection celebrates extraordinary correspondence about art, from missives on the agony of being overlooked, the ecstacy of producing work that excits, to surprising sources of inspiration and rousing manifestos. These thirty letters show us the many ways that art and life can intersect, and what we talk about when they do.
Includes letters from Carl Jung, Mary Cassatt, Mark Rothko, Oscar Wilde, Frida Kahlo, Mick Jagger, and more.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Letters of Note: Art?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Published diaries, letters and journals
Where can I read a sample of Letters of Note: Art?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780771049637
Is Letters of Note: Art part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Letters of Note
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Letters of Note: Art?
Penguin Random House, USA
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Letters of Note: Art is available as paperback(ISBN 9780771049637) and paperback(ISBN 9780143134671) and ebook(ISBN 9780525506485) and ebook(ISBN 9780771049644) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780771049958) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780771049965) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780593393031) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780593393048)
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