Hamptons Bohemia: Two Centuries of Artists and Writers on the Beach
The Artists and Writers of America's Most Celebrated Creative Community
Helen Harrison
ISBN: | 9780811833769 |
Publisher: | Chronicle Books |
Published: | 1 April, 2002 |
Format: | Hardcover |
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Hamptons Bohemia: Two Centuries of Artists and Writers on the Beach
The Artists and Writers of America's Most Celebrated Creative Community
Helen Harrison
An unspoiled coastline bathed in spectacular light--just far enough from Manhattan bustle--made the Hamptons seductive for generations of creative types. Hamptons Bohemia: Two Centuries of Artists and Writers on the Beach is an entertaining survey of the personalities who found a summer or year-round haven on the southeastern end of Long Island. Numerous color photographs--of artworks, personalities, and landscape views--offer inviting glimpses of the shifting tides of culture. The story begins with early 19th-century figures like James Fenimore Cooper, who abandoned a failing whaling business to take up writing novels. Then came the genteel landscape painters with their portable easels and sunshades. By the 1950s (the era of Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Frank O'Hara, John Ashbery, and many others), bohemia was in full swing. Since then the Hamptons have become a clubby getaway for artists who've already made it, from Kurt Vonnegut to Julian Schnabel. --Cathy Curtis
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