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Francis Bacon : studies for a portrait : essays and interviews / Michael Peppiatt

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Author:
Peppiatt, Michael  Search this
Subject:
Bacon, Francis 1909-1992 Criticism and interpretation  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 272 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2008
Contents:
Interviewing Francis Bacon -- Interview one: from a convention with Francis Bacon -- Francis Bacon at work -- An obsession with popes -- Francis Bacon in the 1950s -- The sacred and the profane -- Francis Bacon and the school of London -- Interview two: reality conveyed by a lie -- The legacy of genius: Van Gogh and Francis Bacon -- Mr Bacon and Miss Beston -- 'All the pulsations of a person'-Francis Bacons portraits and self-portraits -- Interview three: provoking accidents, prompting chance -- A strange fascination : the friendship between Michel Leiris and Francis Bacon -- Bacon's eyes
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_911399