description: "[An] epic account of life and loves among artists and writers in Paris from belle �poque to world slump." --William Feaver , The SpectatorA legendary capital of the arts, Paris hosted some of the most legendary developments in world culture--particularly at the beginning of the twentieth century, with the flowering of fauvism, cubism, dadaism, and surrealism.In Bohemian Paris , Dan Franck leads us on a vivid and magical tour of the Paris of 1900-1930, a hotbed of artistic creation where we encounter Apollinaire, Modigliani, Cocteau, Matisse, Picasso, Hemingway, and Fitzgerald, working, loving, and struggling to stay afloat. Sixteen pages of black-and-white illustrations are featured."Franck spins lavish historical, biographical, artistic, and even scandalous details into a narrative that will captivate both serious and casual readers . . . Marvelous and informative." --Carol J. Binkowski, Library Journal
language: English
title: The Bohemians
titlecomplete: The Bohemians
genres: France, History, Cultural, Cities, Photography, Art History, Biography, 20th Century, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 1151
places: Paris
publisher: Orion Pub Co