Tamara de Lempicka

A Life of Deco and Decadence

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Author:

Claridge, Laura

ISBN:

978-0-7475-4880-5

Publication Date:

Jun 2000

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Book Format:

Hardback

List Price:

AUD $75.00

Book Description:

Born in 1899 to Russian aristocrats, Tamara de Lempicka escaped the Bolsheviks by exchanging her body for freedom, beginning a sexual career that included most of the influential men and women she painted. This book examines her life and work, encompassing her artwork and her amorous adventures.

Book Details

Pages:	446
Detailed Subjects:	Biography & Autobiography / Women Art / Russian & Soviet Social Science / Women's Studies
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	15.7 x 24.2 cm
Book Weight:	0.87 Kilograms

Author Biography

Claridge, Laura (Author)

Laura Claridge is the author of a biography of painter Tamara De Lempicka as well as books on British Romanticism, Modernism, gender, and psychoanalytic theory. A popular international lecturer, she was professor of English literature at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, for eleven years. She lives in New York City.

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