Finding Dora Maar : an artist, an address book, a life / Brigitte Benkemoun ; translated from the French by Jody Gladding.
Material type:
TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: Los Angeles : Getty Publications, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 216 pages ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781606066591
- 1606066595
- Je suis le carnet de Dora Maar. English
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Main Library | NonFiction | 709.2 B468 | Available | 33111009634185 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"[A] spirited and deeply researched project.... [Benkemoun's] affection for her subject is infectious. This book gives a satisfying treatment to a woman who has been confined for decades to a Cubist's limited interpretation." -- Joumana Khatib, The New York Times
Merging biography, memoir, and cultural history, this compelling book, a bestseller in France, traces the life of Dora Maar through a serendipitous encounter with the artist's address book.
In search of a replacement for his lost Hermès agenda, Brigitte Benkemoun's husband buys a vintage diary on eBay. When it arrives, she opens it and finds inside private notes dating back to 1951--twenty pages of phone numbers and addresses for Balthus, Brassaï, André Breton, Jean Cocteau, Paul Éluard, Leonor Fini, Jacqueline Lamba, and other artistic luminaries of the European avant-garde.
After realizing that the address book belonged to Dora Maar--Picasso's famous "Weeping Woman" and a brilliant artist in her own right--Benkemoun embarks on a two-year voyage of discovery to learn more about this provocative, passionate, and enigmatic woman, and the role that each of these figures played in her life.
Longlisted for the prestigious literary award Prix Renaudot, Finding Dora Maar is a fascinating and breathtaking portrait of the artist.
This work received support from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States through their publishing assistance program.
Includes bibliographical references.
"A found address book leads to discoveries about the private life and world of the enigmatic artist Dora Maar"-- Provided by publisher.