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Paris
An intimate tour of the great city is the result of fifty years of wandering the streets, sitting in cafes, and peering into courtyards and is filled with anecdotes, paintings, drawings, and photographs that bring the people and place to life.
352 pages, Hardcover
First published April 25, 1960
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About the author
John Russell
37 books3 followersJohn Russell CBE (22 January 1919 – 23 August 2008) was an English art critic and journalist.
He started his career at the Tate Gallery in 1940, but moved to the country after the gallery was bombed during World War II.
He worked in Naval Intelligence for the Admiralty where he met author Ian Fleming, who helped to secure Russell a reviewing position at The Sunday Times in 1950.
Russell was chief art critic at the New York Times from 1982 to 1990.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
He started his career at the Tate Gallery in 1940, but moved to the country after the gallery was bombed during World War II.
He worked in Naval Intelligence for the Admiralty where he met author Ian Fleming, who helped to secure Russell a reviewing position at The Sunday Times in 1950.
Russell was chief art critic at the New York Times from 1982 to 1990.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
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March 26, 2009
I am returning this book to the library today without having read it all. Russell writes about Paris at a different time, but it is recent enough to be interesting to me as I consider new places to explore on my next trip. I just read his chapters on the 5th and 6th - it amazes me how many places exist in one small area of a city that a traveler might never see, even after wandering through that district numerous time.
I especiallly enjoyed his comments on a painting by Balthus - The Street, which is owned by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It depicts an area in the 6th near rue Buci that I know well.
The last chapter of this book talks about villages in l'Ile de France that were used extensively by painters.
Oh to be in Paris!
I especiallly enjoyed his comments on a painting by Balthus - The Street, which is owned by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It depicts an area in the 6th near rue Buci that I know well.
The last chapter of this book talks about villages in l'Ile de France that were used extensively by painters.
Oh to be in Paris!
September 2, 2010
Interesting comprehensive book on Paris.
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