This new incarnation is pure fun. The colorful, ‘painterly’ illustrations ‘in the style of Matisse‘, but not actually painted by Matisse, add a second layer of playfulness to an autobiography not actually written by Alice B. Toklas, either. Visit the mesmerizing world of Gertrude Stein in Paris, Spain, the French countryside, during two World Wars as she befriends the likes of Picasso, Matisse, Braque, Apollinaire, Gris, Van Dongen, and Hemingway. Read this illustrated autobiography, too, to avoid theannoying typos and tiny print of earlier publications. Quite simply, this book was adelight.
(Sharron Calkins - bwl 112 Spring 2024 ) |
