Sacred monsters, sacred masters Beaton, Capote, Dalí, Picasso, Freud, Warhol, and more Richardson, John 1924-2019 creator author. text biography Nonfiction. Biographies. Biographies. nyu 2001 2001 First edition. monographic eng print xvi, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm "Insightful and opinionated, erudite and amusing, this collection by the author of A Life of Picasso is a marvelously eclectic mix of essays on artists and writers, tastemakers and tycoons. These pieces, each illustrated with a photograph or artwork, were selected by the author because they are about people he has known or would like to have known - or simply because their subjects' genius or quirkiness particularly intrigued him."--Jacket. Picasso's other mother -- The madness of Scofield Thayer -- Beastly Dr. Barnes -- Sibyl Colefax, lion hunter -- Bonnard's amphibious wife -- The sad case of Mr. Taste -- The Stettheimer dollhouse -- The Sitwells -- Mario Praz's kindly eye -- Vita's muddles -- Killer collector -- Klee's inheritance -- Peggy Guggenheim's bed -- Beaton and Garbo -- Miro, the reluctant Surrealist -- From James to Jan -- Carlos de Beistegui, the miserly magnifico -- Judy Chicago's giant shriek -- A cote Capote -- Braque's late greatness -- Warhol at home -- Anthony Hopkins's stab at Picasso -- Hammer nailed -- Dali's Gala -- Brice Marden's hidden assets -- Nina Kandinsky's deadly diamonds -- Lucian Freud and his models -- In memory of Pablito Picasso. John Richardson. Includes index. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy isinscribed by the author. n-us--- e-fr--- Arts, American 20th century Arts, French 20th century Celebrities United States Biography Celebrities France Biography Artists United States Biography Artists France Biography Arts, American Arts, French Celebrities France United States Kunstenaars Bekende mensen Capote, Truman (1924-1984) Critique et interprétation Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Critique et interprétation Beaton, Cecil (1904-1980) Critique et interprétation Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Critique et interprétation Art 20e siècle Critique et interprétation 1900-1999 fast NX504 .R53 2001 920.073 20.30 J110.95 Sacred monsters, sacred masters Richardson, John, 1924- New York : Random House, 2001 1st ed. (OCoLC)594492698 Sacred monsters, sacred masters Richardson, John, 1924- New York : Random House, 2001 1st ed. (OCoLC)606744221 0679424903 9780679424901 0224062557 9780224062558 2001031623 DLC 010416 20191101092422.0 in00004085162 eng