Summary
Francine Prose: Peggy Guggenheim
The Specter of Contemporary Art
A unique depiction of Peggy Guggenheim's life that will enchant both lovers of twentieth-century art and all those interested in American and European culture and their mutual relationship. The vivid and insightful narrative shows Peggy Guggenheim through almost every aspect of her unusual life, from unique collecting habits and discoveries that completely changed the view of art to friendships with famous people, failed marriages and scandalous affairs.
Francine Prose brings us a full-blooded portrait of an uncompromising woman who managed to impose herself as a figure of power in a world ruled by men. The work also explores the ways in which anti-Semitism distorted Peggy Guggenheim's image.
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