John Minton Dance till the Stars Come Down |
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| Author:
| Spalding, Frances |
| ISBN: | 978-0-85331-918-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2005 |
| Publisher: | Lund Humphries Publishers, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $79.99 |
Book Description:
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John Minton (1917-57) was a successful painter, an admired and influential illustrator and, in his own lifetime, a myth. Minton kept hidden a deep melancholy that eventually led him to take his own life aged thirty-nine. Frances Spalding's sensitive account of Minton's life and work makes use of letters, articles and revue sketches by Minton himself, as well as many interviews with the artist's friends and acquaintances.
John Minton (1917-57) was a successful painter, an admired and influential illustrator and, in his own lifetime, a myth. Minton kept hidden a deep melancholy that eventually led him to take his own life aged thirty-nine. Frances Spalding's sensitive account of Minton's life and work makes use of letters, articles and revue sketches by Minton himself, as well as many interviews with the artist's friends and acquaintances.