Best Biographies and Memoirs About Artists
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Fire in the Belly: The Life and Times of David Wojnarowicz
by:
Cynthia Carr
4.55 avg rating β 771 ratings 2. 
The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade that Gave the World Impressionism
by:
Ross King
3.85 avg rating β 14,510 ratings 
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A Life of Picasso, Vol. 1: The Early Years, 1881-1906
by:
John Richardson
4.28 avg rating β 1,993 ratings 
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Shouting in the Dark: My Journey Back To The Light
by:
John Bramblitt
4.38 avg rating β 47 ratings 
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Norman Rockwell: My Adventures as an Illustrator
by:
Norman Rockwell
4.49 avg rating β 168 ratings 
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Wild: The Life of Peter Beard: Photographer, Adventurer, Lover
by:
Graham Boynton
3.77 avg rating β 241 ratings 16. 
The Loft Generation: From the de Koonings to Twombly: Portraits and Sketches, 1942-2011
by:
Edith Schloss
4.01 avg rating β 137 ratings 16. 
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Utopia Parkway: The Life and Work of Joseph Cornell
by:
Deborah Solomon
4.08 avg rating β 1,768 ratings 
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Sacred & Profane: a Novel of the Life and Times of Mozart
by:
David Weiss
4.38 avg rating β 289 ratings 
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Skippy and Percy Crosby: The Life and Work of a Great American Cartoonist
by:
Jerry Robinson
4.36 avg rating β 14 ratings 50. 
From Shadow to Light: The Life and Art of Mort Meskin
by:
Steven Brower
4.09 avg rating β 22 ratings 51. 
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis
by:
Timothy Egan
4.11 avg rating β 9,933 ratings 52. 
Brush With Passion: The Art and Life of Dave Stevens
by:
Dave Stevens
4.62 avg rating β 42 ratings 
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The Mad Life And Fantastic Art Of Al Feldstein: The Madman Behind EC Comics And Mad Magazine
by:
Al Feldstein
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β 2 ratings 55. 
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Wally's World: The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Wally Wood, the World's 2nd Best Comic Book Artist
by:
Steve Starger
3.82 avg rating β 39 ratings 
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Draw What You See: The Life and Art of Benny Andrews
by:
Kathleen Benson
3.78 avg rating β 225 ratings 
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Brush Strokes With Greatness: The Life & Art Of Joe Sinnott
by:
Tim Lasiuta
4.22 avg rating β 9 ratings 
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How About NeverβIs Never Good for You?: My Life in Cartoons
by:
Robert Mankoff
3.97 avg rating β 1,174 ratings 
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The Art and Life of Atlanta Artist Wilbur G. Kurtz: Inspired by Southern History
by:
David O'Connell
4.25 avg rating β 4 ratings 
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I Made This Jar... The Life and Works of the Enslaved African-American Potter, Dave it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β 2 ratings
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Over the Hills and Far Away: The Life of Beatrix Potter
by:
Matthew Dennison
3.58 avg rating β 518 ratings 
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To Laugh That We May Not Weep: The Life And Art Of Art Young
by:
Art Young
3.94 avg rating β 31 ratings 
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Dave Sheridan: Life with Dealer McDope, the Leather Nun, and the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
by:
Dave Sheridan
4.57 avg rating β 7 ratings 
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A Generous Vision: The Creative Life of Elaine de Kooning
by:
Cathy Curtis
4.16 avg rating β 49 ratings 
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Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire
by:
Amy Guglielmo
4.39 avg rating β 1,313 ratings 
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In Love with Art: Francoise Mouly's Adventures in Comics with Art Spiegelman
by:
Jeet Heer
4.08 avg rating β 89 ratings