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Publication
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
Description
An insightful portrait of the Russian-born modernist artist describes his stunning studies of the lost world of Eastern European Jewry in his paintings of the shtetl life of his childhood, his pioneering role in twentieth-century art, his colorful personal life, and his lasting artistic legacy, in a study highlighted by more than forty reproductions of important paintings.
Awards
Costa Book Awards (Shortlist — Biography — 2008)
LA Times Book Prize (Finalist — Biography — 2008)
James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Shortlist — Biography — 2008)
Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize (Shortlist — 2008)
Wingate Literary Prize (Shortlist — 2009)
Spear's Book Award (Biography — 2009)
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Original publication date
2008
Physical description
xxii, 582 p.; 25 cm
ISBN
9780375414558