STATE OF THE ARTS: California Artists Talk About Their Work

IsenbergM Barbara

ISBN 10: 0380810727 / ISBN 13: 9780380810727

Published by Avon Books/William Morrow & Company, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2000

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Signed by author on title page in black ink. If California is a state of mind, Barbara Isenberg's interviews with more than fifty of California's prominent painters, writers, composers, architects, directors, and performers help explain why. They include Dave Brubeck, Joan Didion, Clint Eastwood, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Frank Gehry, David Hockney, Randy Newman, Maxine Hong Kingston, Luis Valdez, Larry Gelbart, Matt Groening, Robert Graham, Carol Burnett, Michael Tilson Thomas, and many others. Some were born in California; others came from afar for its light, space, natural beauty, and opportunity. In these conversations, they talk about how they became artists and how living in California influences their work. They offer a kaleidoscopic view of the many ways that environment affects and nurtures the creative process. As new, unread, first edition, first printing, in as new, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not reainder-marked or price-clipped} BUND. Seller Inventory # 023441

Bibliographic Details

Title: STATE OF THE ARTS: California Artists Talk ...

Publisher: Avon Books/William Morrow & Company, New York, New York, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

A look at the art world in California, compiled from interviews with more than fifty California artists, including musicians, painters, writers, composers, and other artists, describes the way their various art forms have developed.

Review:

Even as a non-Californian, I find great delight in reading this book, and in the richness and contributions its heroes have made in life.--Studs Terkel

Isenberg 's approach, to simply transcribe and edit her interviews, results in frank, deeply personal narratives, each in its distinctive voice.--Erin Lindholm "Performances "

Isenberg s approach, to simply transcribe and edit her interviews, results in frank, deeply personal narratives, each in its distinctive voice.--Erin Lindholm "Performances ""

These diverse firsthand stories make great reading.--Patricia M. Hancock "Naea News ""

Her book is filled with wonderful insights and anecdotes--funny, moving, and fascinating.--Milton Esterow "Artnews "

Isenberg's approach, to simply transcribe and edit her interviews, results in frank, deeply personal narratives, each in its distinctive voice.--Erin Lindholm "Performances "

These diverse firsthand stories...make great reading.--Patricia M. Hancock "Naea News "