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An emotional memoir of Franz Kline

1967147 pagesPantheon Books

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This emotional memoir offers an intimate look into the life and work of abstract expressionist painter Franz Kline. Through personal anecdotes and reflections, the author, Fielding Dawson, explores Kline's artistic journey and his connections to the vibrant art scene of his time, including his association with Black Mountain College. It provides a unique perspective on the artist's personality and creative process.

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Guy Fielding Lewis Dawson was born in 1930 in New York City. He grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri, attended Black Mountain College from 1949-1953, served in the United States Army from 1953-1955, and lived in lower Manhattan, in the same loft in the Union Square-Gramercy neighbourhood for 38 years, the last 25 being spent with his wife, Susan Maldovan, a free-lance editor. He continued to lecture widely on the literary period of which he was an integral part, and to teach at universities, including...

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Book cover of An emotional memoir of Franz Kline.