Writing a Chrysanthemum: The Drawings of Rick Barton
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Author: Barton, Rick
Working primarily in pen or brush and ink in a kaleidoscopic linear style, Rick Barton ceaselessly recorded the world around him, whether the enclosed space of his room, the cafes in which he spent his days, his lovers and friends, or the ornate churches and botanical subjects that seem to have held particular fascination for him. This title presents for the first time the work of this unique artist who was a significant, and until now unheralded, figure of the Beat era. Flourishing in San Francisco’s gay and Beat subcultures of the 1950s and ’60s, Barton accrued a group of disciples who were drawn to his singular style, which synthesised sources as disparate as Renaissance and Japanese woodblock prints and the delicate line drawings of Jean Cocteau.Bringing together more than 60 drawings, two accordion-folded sketchbooks, and printed portfolios and books, this title presents for the first time the work of this unique artist who was a significant, and until now unheralded, figure of the Beat era. Rachel Federman, the curator of the exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, has written a deeply researched essay on the artist and his work. An excerpt of Adnan’s essay—the first published account of Barton—is reprinted in the catalog.
ISBN 9781636810386. DelMonico Books/Morgan Library & Museum. hb. 144 pages. 118 colour ills. 28 x 22 cm.
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Working primarily in pen or brush and ink in a kaleidoscopic linear style, Rick Barton ceaselessly recorded the world around him, whether the enclosed space of his room, the cafes in which he spent his days, his lovers and friends, or the ornate churches and botanical subjects that seem to have held particular fascination for him. This title presents for the first time the work of this unique artist who was a significant, and until now unheralded, figure of the Beat era. Flourishing in San Francisco’s gay and Beat subcultures of the 1950s and ’60s, Barton accrued a group of disciples who were drawn to his singular style, which synthesised sources as disparate as Renaissance and Japanese woodblock prints and the delicate line drawings of Jean Cocteau.Bringing together more than 60 drawings, two accordion-folded sketchbooks, and printed portfolios and books, this title presents for the first time the work of this unique artist who was a significant, and until now unheralded, figure of the Beat era. Rachel Federman, the curator of the exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, has written a deeply researched essay on the artist and his work. An excerpt of Adnan’s essay—the first published account of Barton—is reprinted in the catalog.
ISBN 9781636810386. DelMonico Books/Morgan Library & Museum. hb. 144 pages. 118 colour ills. 28 x 22 cm.
available