One of the most original and illuminat–
ing books on art ever written, this
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ists through the ages. Scores of painters and sculptors
are discussed: their relation to their patrons and pub–
lic, their attitude toward their work, to love and death,
to art, money and fame.
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The Character and Conduct of Artists: A Documented
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History from Antiquity to the French
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By RUDOLF
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MARGOT WITTKOWER
Illustrated with 89 pla tes. Index, bibliography.
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IN COMING ISSUES OF PR
JEAN GENET on Giacometti
Interviews with FRANZ KLINE and ROBERT MOTHERWELL
NORMAN PODHORETZ on The Sociology of Chic
,RICHARD POIRIER on Possession in American Writing
STEVEN MARCUS on P,ornography
JONATHAN MILLER on Norman Mailer
SUSAN SONTAG: On and Off Broadway
LIONEL TRILLING on George Lukacs
contributions by LIONEL ABEL, REUBEN BROWER, IROBERT COLES,
PAUL DE MAN, B. H. HAGGIN, RICHARD HOWARD
.. . and an entire issue of New European Writing
edited by MARY McCARTHY
