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The Rare and the Beautiful : The Art, Loves, and Lives of the Garman Sisters by Cressida Connolly (2004, Hardcover)

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The garman sisters, who were born in England's Midlands and whose scandalous lives placed them at the center of European cultural activity in the middle of the twentieth century, were famous for their passion for the arts, defiance of convention, and the power to turn heads and break hearts. Their exquisite taste, colorful personalities, and unleashed pursuit of romance earned them a unique place in London's legendary bohemia, inspiring a generation of artists and writers. Kathleen, an enigmatic artist's model and aspiring pianist, was the lover of the controversial American-born sculptor Jacob Epstein, who immortalized her in seven sensual portraits, fathered her three children, and became, at the end of his life, her husband. Kathleen's sister Mary married the maverick poet Roy Campbell, whose verse attack on the Bloomsbury group following Mary's affair with Vita Sackville-West caused a literary scandal. Mary and Roy, enamored by Mediterranean culture and lifestyle, lived in Spain, Portugal, and the south of France during the continent's turbulent decades, where inspiration and destruction came to them in equal measure. Lorna, the youngest and most radiant of the sisters, became the lover of the young poet Laurie Lee and the painter Lucian Freud, each of whom later married one of her nieces. The Garman sisters became involved in the radical literary and political circles of Europe between the two world wars. Their lifestyle was outside the prevailing mores: bisexuality, unfaithfulness, and illegitimate children were a matter of course. Headstrong and flamboyant, they sidelined their own talent for writing, painting, and music, their friendships, material comforts -- even their own children -- in the cause of art and beauty. In fourteen short chapters, The Rare and the Beautiful -- inspired by the exquisite Garman Ryan art collection, bequeathed by Kathleen Garman and including works by Bonnard, Constable, Picasso, Degas, Pissarro, Braque, Modigliani, and van Gogh -- evokes the extraordinary milieu of scandal, high drama, and high culture that defined twentieth-century bohemia. An unorthodox biography of women who broke the rules with inimitable style, it is also a thoughtful meditation on the power of the muse, the glamour of art, and the personal sacrifice it exacts.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0066212472
ISBN-13
9780066212470
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30212781

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Book Title
Rare and the Beautiful : the Art, Loves, and Lives of the Garman Sisters
Author
Cressida Connolly
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, General, History, Historical
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering, Fiction
Number of Pages
336 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
17.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ct787.G37c66 2004
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2004-043211
Dewey Decimal
929/.2/0942
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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by slithy_tove2Mar 22, 2017
Fascinating profile of a family and the time they lived in
The Garmand sisters seemed to wander through life largely oblivious to their times, yet touching many in the art and literary worlds of the time. Fascinating simply for the profile of the sisters, but also for the mores of their group - babies being handed off and brought up by different people on a regular basis it seems. Well written and compelling content.
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