The art of youth: Crane, Carrington, Gershwin, and the nature of first acts
Nicholas Delbanco
- Resource Type:
- Book (Print/Paper)
- Publication:
- Boston : New Harvest, 2013
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- Summary:
- An "inquiry into the nature of artistic prodigies who did their major work at an early age ... Nicholas Delbanco gives us a triptych of ... portraits: the American writer Stephen Crane (immortalized by The red badge of courage); British artist Dora Carrington (called 'the most neglected serious painter of her time'); and the legendary composer George Gershwin (Rhapsody in blue, Porgy and Bess)"--Page 4 of cover.
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- Languages:
- English
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- Item content: English
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- General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 205 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Call Numbers:
- NX90 .D45 2013
- ISBNs:
- 9780544114463 (hardback)
0544114469 (hardback) - Library of Congress Control Numbers:
- 2013026090
- OCLC Numbers:
- 863854526