Hardback | |
January 30, 2013 | |
9780295992143 | |
English | |
320 | |
44 illus., 13 in color | |
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2.65 Pounds (US) | |
$49.95 USD, £36.00 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Morris Graves
Selected Letters
Edited by Vicki Halper and Lawrence Fong
The Graves correspondence is remarkable for its scope, variety, and depth. Written to many correspondents over long periods of time, the letters include the artist's reflections on his art, the art world, philosophy (Zen Buddhism and Vedanta in particular), architecture (Graves designed his homes and gardens), and relationships with family, friends, and lovers. Graves himself preserved most of the letters, or copies of them, and put no restrictions on their use. Other letters come from a wide range of private and institutional sources.
Among the correspondents are Graves's family; Marian Willard, his art dealer; Richard Svare, his companion in the 1950s; and Nancy Wilson Ross, novelist and Buddhist scholar. Other notable figures with whom Graves corresponded are poet Carolyn Kizer, art critic Theodore Wolff, curator Peter Selz, choreographer Merce Cunningham (for whom Graves created a set design), and painter Mark Tobey.
Recurrent themes in the Graves letters are the tensions between sociability and solitude; the desire to be free of the material world versus the need for material comfort; the dismissal of commerce and the desperate need for money; the pleasures and pitfalls of love; and the difficulties of the creative life. The letters are organized topically under the broad categories of people (family, friends, intimates), places (homes and travels), and art (finances and philosophy).
About the Authors
Reviews
". . . these letters are gems - conveying verve and passion and trains of thought possibly more complex than we tweeting twits of the 21st century can ever hope to express or even comprehend."—Barbara Lloyd McMichael, Bellingham Herald
"A page-turner, capturing the rich and raw inner life of a sensitive, deeply serious artist who lacked a layer of skin and yet had a toughness to forge a life in art."—Mike Dillon, City Living, March 2013
Endorsements
"A lively, valuable first—person resource by one of the region's most acclaimed artists. This collection of letters is refreshing for the fuller picture it provides of Graves's thoughts and actions. The notes identifying people and places in the correspondence are beautifully distilled, providing just enough to locate the letters without distracting from them."—Barbara Johns, author of Paul Horiuchi: East and West and Signs of Home: The Paintings and Wartime Diary of Kamekichi Tokita
"This book is the essence of the rare written work of one of the most interesting artists of twentieth—century America. He is not only one of the essential figures in the American Northwest but also one of the leading artists between the Asian and western world."—Wulf Herzogenrath, Director, Kunsthalle Bremen
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Hardback | |
January 30, 2013 | |
9780295992143 | |
English | |
320 | |
44 illus., 13 in color | |
10.00 Inches (US) | |
7.00 Inches (US) | |
2.65 Pounds (US) | |
$49.95 USD, £36.00 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
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