bookshelves: published-2014, radio-4, under-20, nonfiction, fradio, winter-20142015, art-forms, biography Read from December 04 to 12, 2014 BOTWhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04th9f6Description: During the glittering 1920s and 30s, Elsa Schiaparelli was the undisputed Queen of Fashion. Everyo...
I've been wanting to read a biography of Sondheim for a long while, and this one pleasantly surprises by having more personal detail than I would ever have imagined Sondheim (reputedly very private) allowing. So kudos for that. I will go back to this frequently to get the production history of vario...
We can talk about Van Gogh's ear (or lackthereof) or Turner's lilies or even Turner's sunsets but Modigliani's elongated portraits can be quite ephemeral. This bio opens up a little window (and corrects a lot of misconceptions) into his life and gives one more insight into another misunderstood arti...
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