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James R. Mellow (1926–1997)

Autor(a) de Charmed Circle: Gertrude Stein and Company

18 Works 824 Membros 8 Reviews 1 Favorited

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Inclui os nomes: James Mellow, James R. Mellow

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Stein and her circle are rather an obsession with me so I loved this book. So much was happening in Paris at the time in the art world and Stein was in the middle of it all.
 
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dbsovereign | outras 2 resenhas | Jan 26, 2016 |
WALKER EVANS, written by James R. Mellow, is the biography of the brilliant American photographer who captured the country in black and white stills, starting in the 1920s.
Mellow’s comprehensive 654 pages traces Evans’ life from birth in 1903 through 1955, where Mellow’s text abruptly ends. This is due to the untimely death of the author. A year-by-year summary of Evans’ life from 1957-1975 taken from Mellow’s notes follows, along with a list of footnotes, a ten-page list of credits for the included photos, a brief chronology, selected bibliography, and an index.
Walker Evans was a contemporary of Berenice Abbott, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Margaret Bourke-White, and Ansel Adams (whom he did not admire), and he seemed to be acquainted with just about everyone in the artistic elite circle of the day, whether they be photographers, writers, or painters. From drinking with Ernest Hemingway in Havana, to collaborating with poet/writer James Agee for LET US NOW PRAISE FAMOUS MEN, his life was always intertwined with the who’s-who.
Having first aspired to be a writer, Evans left lots of notes, lists, and correspondence from which to extract the story of his life, and Mellow uses them to fine effect.
With Evans’ classic book, AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHS, being reissued in early 2009, now is a good time to learn about the man behind the camera.
I’m keeping this book! It is a great resource!
~Stephanie
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BooksOn23rd | Nov 25, 2015 |
This is an excellent source of information for true Hemingway fans. Mellow does a great job of detailing Hemingway's life and providing documentation from letters and other sources as he pieces together the history of Hemingway's own life story. That said, this is more of a scholarly work and unless you are a true Hemingway fan the book may be cumbersome to read, as it is extremely detailed. It would be an excellent resources for a college paper or anyone who desires to know as much as can be possibly known about this author. A great reference book/ resource.… (mais)
 
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Neftzger | 1 outra resenha | Nov 4, 2013 |
Juicy and long overdue bio of the Fitzgerald marriage. Mellow should have gone further with Zelda's understanding of Scott as a woman, their marriage as essentially homosexual, and Scott's subsequent panic at this revelation.
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Columbo | Nov 26, 2010 |

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Obras
18
Membros
824
Popularidade
#30,963
Avaliação
3.8
Resenhas
8
ISBNs
21
Idiomas
1
Favorito
1

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