"Gerald and Sara Murphy took Paris by storm in the 1920s, inserting themselves into the avant-garde circles of dance, music, and art. Lively and engaging, "Making It New" sheds new light on the European fascination with the Murphys and provides key insights into their life and art."--Cecile Whiting, author of "Pop L.A.: Art and the City in the 1960s" "By telling and retelling the story of the Murphys from various viewpoints, "Making It New" aims to be the first comprehensive study of their contribution to Modern Art. This ...
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"Gerald and Sara Murphy took Paris by storm in the 1920s, inserting themselves into the avant-garde circles of dance, music, and art. Lively and engaging, "Making It New" sheds new light on the European fascination with the Murphys and provides key insights into their life and art."--Cecile Whiting, author of "Pop L.A.: Art and the City in the 1960s" "By telling and retelling the story of the Murphys from various viewpoints, "Making It New" aims to be the first comprehensive study of their contribution to Modern Art. This book should be of wide interest to both scholars and general readers."--Elizabeth Hutton Turner, author of "Americans in Paris: Man Ray, Gerald Murphy, Stuart Davis, Alexander Calder"
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This item is in overall good condition. Covers and dust jackets are intact but may have minor wear including slight curls or bends to corners as well as cosmetic blemishes including stickers. Pages are intact but may have minor highlighting/ writing. Binding is intact; however, spine may have slight wear overall. Digital codes may not be included and have not been tested to be redeemable and/or active. Minor shelf wear overall. Please note that all items are donated goods and are in used condition. Orders shipped Monday through Friday! Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Fair. Size: 8x0x10; All proceeds benefit local libraries. Former library book with the usual library identification markings. Pages appear clean and binding is very good. Cover is laminated. Small bottom edge stain only. Books looks very good overall and at a great price.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good in good dust jacket. Dust jacket has wear at corners and edges. Pictures upon request. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 237 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
Having read Vaill's biography of the Murphy's, "Everybody Was So Young", I was intrigued by this book which is sort of a photographic montage of Sara and Gerald and their live, friends, and art. It's interesting on its own, but works best as an adjunct to the biography. This is a fascinating period in history and this is a couple who were leaders of that period. Anyone interested in this era should enjoy this book.
Condor
Jan 22, 2009
(Almost) Everyone Was So Catty
For those who love Sara and Gerald, as I do, this book is a marvelous contribution to their legacy--but also a regrettable exercise in historical debunking.
The pictures of Gerald's art are worth the price of the book alone, and several of the essays- --particularly the one by the sublime Amanda Vaill, author of "Everybody Was So Young"--connect the reader to the charm that made so many people who actually knew the couple regard the fabric of their lives and the warmth of their personal magnetism with awe and love.
But too many of the essays seem bent on revising our picture of Gerald into that of a man tortured by a lack of confidence in his own masculinity. One writer even has the chutzpah to suggest that this extraordinary man was a coward not to come out of the closet. For me, this attitude of condescension smacks of egoistic jealousy.
I revere Gerald Murphy for his generosity, his spirited bonhomie. his charm, and certainly his bravery in the face of life's adversity. If his life was a tragedy, he was the tragic hero.
