Carrington: A Life
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Book Overview
Here is an absorbing biography of the English artist Dora Carrington, who called herself simply Carrington. She was a woman who made a vivid impression on those she met--she was portrayed (or caricatured), for example, in novels by Wyndham Lewis, D. H. Lawrence, and Aldous Huxley. Hopelessly in love with the noted writer Lytton Strachey, she achieved notoriety by killing herself shortly after his death. A talented painter, living a bohemian life, Carrington was torn by conflicts as an artist and a woman, including the shrewd and inquisitive Bloomsbury group. Carrington's paintings, however, reveal much of her remarkable and original cast of mind, and since her death her reputation as an artist has grown steadily. Her work is new represented in major collections worldwide.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:039331328X
ISBN13:9780393313284
Release Date:September 1995
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A very good biography
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I read the whole book , so it had to be good. Full of interesting people, a bit of art history and technique, unrequited love here there and everywhere, the lightest blue eyes that made one think of a witch's eyes, famous friends, poetical plot, adventures, illustrations, pictures, written very well, question oneself after reading it, regarding her death, and visit by the Wolf. Try it, you'll like it.
great book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
The book is very well written with lots of extracts from Carrington's diaries and letters. The book reads like a story though. And it is a very interesting and touching one. I also liked the organisation of the book expecially the index where you can find every piece of information that you forgot as you finish the book. I recommend this book to anyone who likes art and stories about power of love.
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