Author: Brigitte Benkemoun
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606066595
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Merging biography, memoir, and cultural history, this compelling book, a bestseller in France, traces the life of Dora Maar (1907–1997) 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. “Beautifully written and fascinating.”—Paris Match “One of the happy surprises of the end of the literary season.”—Livres Hebdo “A highly moving portrait of the artist.”—Elle (France) This book 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.
Finding Dora Maar
Author: Brigitte Benkemoun
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606066595
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Merging biography, memoir, and cultural history, this compelling book, a bestseller in France, traces the life of Dora Maar (1907–1997) 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. “Beautifully written and fascinating.”—Paris Match “One of the happy surprises of the end of the literary season.”—Livres Hebdo “A highly moving portrait of the artist.”—Elle (France) This book 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.
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606066595
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Merging biography, memoir, and cultural history, this compelling book, a bestseller in France, traces the life of Dora Maar (1907–1997) 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. “Beautifully written and fascinating.”—Paris Match “One of the happy surprises of the end of the literary season.”—Livres Hebdo “A highly moving portrait of the artist.”—Elle (France) This book 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.
Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Seth L. Milliken
Author: United States. Congress
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Languages : en
Pages : 90
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Languages : en
Pages : 90
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Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of J. William Stokes (late a Representative from South Carolina), Delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate, Fifty-seventh Congress, First Session
Author: United States. 57th Congress, 1st session, 1901-1902
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Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of James B. Beck (a Senator from Kentucky) Delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives August 23 and September 13, 1890
Author: W. Michael
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
James Burnie Beck was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1822. He immigrated to Kentucky in 1843 and became a manager and foreman on the farm of Drummond Hunt in Fayette County. In 1845, he left to attend school, and graduated from law school at Translyvania University, Lexington, Kentucky. He practiced law at Lexington. Active in politics, he served in the United States House of Representatives and in the Senate. He died at Washington, D.C., in 1890 and was buried at Lexington. He was survived by a daughter, Mrs. Green Clay Goodloe.
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Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
James Burnie Beck was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1822. He immigrated to Kentucky in 1843 and became a manager and foreman on the farm of Drummond Hunt in Fayette County. In 1845, he left to attend school, and graduated from law school at Translyvania University, Lexington, Kentucky. He practiced law at Lexington. Active in politics, he served in the United States House of Representatives and in the Senate. He died at Washington, D.C., in 1890 and was buried at Lexington. He was survived by a daughter, Mrs. Green Clay Goodloe.
Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of James B. Beck, a Senator from Kentucky, Delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives, August 23 and September 13, 1890
Author: W. H. Michael
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
James Burnie Beck was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1822. He immigrated to Kentucky in 1843 and became a manager and foreman on the farm of Drummond Hunt in Fayette County. In 1845, he left to attend school, and graduated from law school at Translyvania University, Lexington, Kentucky. He practiced law at Lexington. Active in politics, he served in the United States House of Representatives and in the Senate. He died at Washington, D.C., in 1890 and was buried at Lexington. He was survived by a daughter, Mrs. Green Clay Goodloe.
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Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
James Burnie Beck was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1822. He immigrated to Kentucky in 1843 and became a manager and foreman on the farm of Drummond Hunt in Fayette County. In 1845, he left to attend school, and graduated from law school at Translyvania University, Lexington, Kentucky. He practiced law at Lexington. Active in politics, he served in the United States House of Representatives and in the Senate. He died at Washington, D.C., in 1890 and was buried at Lexington. He was survived by a daughter, Mrs. Green Clay Goodloe.
Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Richard P. Bland (late a Representative from Missouri)
Author: United States. 56th Congress, 1st sess., 1899-1900
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Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon (late a Representative from New Jersey), Delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate, Fifty-seventh Congress, First Session
Author: United States. 57th Congress, 1st session, 1901-1902
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Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of John Edward Kenna (a Senator from West Virginia)
Author: United States. Congress
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Languages : en
Pages : 152
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Languages : en
Pages : 152
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Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Jonathan T. Updegraff (a Represenative from Ohio)
Author: United States. Congress
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Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Joseph Rankin, (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Author: United States. Congress
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Category : Legislators
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Publisher:
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Category : Legislators
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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