In these five profiles, four of which originally appeared in the New Yorker, the author evokes the life and work of seven gifted artists. Among those presented, often through lively conversations, are Jean Helion, Mark Rothko, R.B. Kitaj, and Dennis Creffield. Chief among those portrayed however is Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), the great French photographer and photojournalist who, famed for dodging contact with the press, is here sketched in rare and fond detail. Of all these artists, only two still live: what emerges from this book is a picture, often bizarre, often hilarious, of a bygone bohemian world.
- ISBN10 1504008081
- ISBN13 9781504008082
- Publish Date 27 January 2015 (first published 1 January 2015)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Open Road Distribution
- Format eBook
- Pages 184
- Language English