The good Bohemian
Subtitle: the letters of Ida John
By: selected and edited by Rebecca John and Michael Holroyd
Contributors: John, Rebecca, 1947- editor; Holroyd, Michael, editor
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 331
ISBN-13: 9781408873625; 9781408873632
Subjects: Correspondence; Women artists; Family; Artists
Other titles: Letters of Ida John
Description: When Ida Nettleship married Augustus John in 1901, it was against the wishes of her parents. But Ida was in love with this flamboyant and charismatic man who would become one of the most famous artists of his time. A naturally gifted writer, it is with a candour and social intelligence extraordinary for a woman of her period that Ida opens up her world, revealing her anguish when Augustus falls in love with another woman and her courage in deciding to live in a ménage à trois.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 318) and index.