Mary Knight Potter was born in Boston into a family of artists. While she initially studied art herself, she preferred writing. Unfortunately, she battled health ailments. In September of 1915, she had married longtime friend and musician, Thomas Parker Currier, but sadly passed away only three weeks after. She left a great deal of writing behind, having published numerous books on art, including The Art of the Louvre, The Art of the Venice Academy, Love in Art, and a book of short stories called Ten Beautiful Years. Potter ...
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Mary Knight Potter was born in Boston into a family of artists. While she initially studied art herself, she preferred writing. Unfortunately, she battled health ailments. In September of 1915, she had married longtime friend and musician, Thomas Parker Currier, but sadly passed away only three weeks after. She left a great deal of writing behind, having published numerous books on art, including The Art of the Louvre, The Art of the Venice Academy, Love in Art, and a book of short stories called Ten Beautiful Years. Potter was an esteemed, world-renowned art critic, as well as a prized writer of fiction. Her stories appeared in Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, and To-day's Magazines, among others.
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Publisher:
London, England: George Bell and Sons, 1903
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
16850378629
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Seller's Description:
12mo. 345 pp. Red cloth-covered decorative gilt boards with gilt titling. Fair with soiling and rubbing along front board and foxing along interior pages. Black and white plates, including frontis. Deckled pages. Includes nameplate on interior of front board, lending sheet attached to front endpaper and call number pasted on spine. Heavy volume, additional shipping fee may apply. Provenance: Ex-libris. Originally from the Oliver Collection of the Royal Holloway and Bedford New College Library. Library book plate, and other library markings present on spine and inside front cover.
