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The lives of artists : volume four

by Calvin Tomkins

This six-volume collection features eighty-two profiles of influential contemporary artists written between 1962 and 2019. The entries provide art historical insights into the evolving art world and the careers of figures such as Cindy Sherman and Jasper Johns.

Accession 15463 ISBN 9780714879369 Publisher Phaidon Press
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