| Description |
xiii, 103 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. |
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Foreword : "I lived between the passions of the Steins" -- I join the Steins in Paris -- Visitors from Montmartre -- The two camps -- The visit of Barnes -- The apartment of Leo and Gertrude -- Visit to Edstrom -- Edstrom -- Portrain : drives in the Bois -- The Toad : I see the paintings -- Art collectors (Stronkine) -- Important conversations at the Steins : Picasso squeezes the hand of Alice -- Supper in Montmartre -- Fiesole : Sarah heals me -- Mildred Aldrich -- A beautiful girl -- Portrait : "The Great." |
| Summary |
In 1906, Harriet Levy was talked into moving to Paris by her friend Alice B. Toklas and suddenly found herself immersed in a strange world peopled by artists who spoke a language she could not understand--a colorful world that she could only remotely observe in black and white. [This book] is a short masterpiece. This sparkling manuscript, long hidden in the archives of the University of California's Bancroft Library, brings to life a vibrant and mythic time and place. Through Harriet's eyes, we circulate among the artists and patrons in the salons of Gertrude and Sarah Stein, overhear conversations between the up-and-coming Matisse and his students, and see Gertrude Stein's reaction when she learns of Picasso putting his hand on Toklas's knee. We're present when, while reading the poetry of Tagore, Harriet looks up and for the first time, sees--really sees and understands with the heart--what Matisse is doing. [This book] enables us to visit, however briefly, a world that has left its mark on our imaginations and will inspire those generations of writers, poets, and artists to come. |
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Levy, Harriet Lane.
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Levy, Harriet Lane -- Friends and associates.
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Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946.
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Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973.
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Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954.
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Women authors, American -- France -- Paris -- Biography.
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Artists -- France -- Paris -- Biography.
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Intellectuals -- France -- Paris -- Biography.
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Paris (France) -- Biography.
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Paris (France) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
9781597141574 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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1597141577 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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