A brush with history
Subtitle: Eda Kavin & the San Francisco century
By: William Torphy
Publisher: Ithuriels Spear
Published: 2013
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9780983579106
Subjects: Women artists; Kavin, Eda,; Women bookbinders; Biography; History
Other titles: Eda Kavin & the San Francisco century.
Description: "A Brush With History: Eda Kavin and the San Francisco Century vividly explores the life and times of one of the great, unpainted ladies of San Francisco. Ed Kavin's spirit is woven directly into the fabric of a city as unique as she was. Born in 1914 while San Francisco was still rebuilding after the Great Earthquake of '06, Eda witnessed and participated in nine decades of momentous changes for the region and world" -- From publisher's description.
Notes: Includes color plates of Kavin's Chinese ink paintings.