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The story of one of the outstanding figures in the British art world – and one of the very few women to break into the art establishment.

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Frink by Stephen Gardiner

The story of one of the outstanding figures in the British art world – and one of the very few women to break into the art establishment. Daughter of an ordinary Army family, Dame Elisabeth Frink grew up to be an original, passionate and exceptionally talented sculptor – one of the few 20th century artists to achieve critical acclaim while remaining popular with the general public. Frink went on from art school to take her place at the centre of Bohemian Chelsea; she married three times, had many lovers, and became friends with many of the late 20th century’s most colourful figures from the art and literary worlds. A complex, contradictory figure of great inner strength and integrity, Frink embodied a peculiarly eccentric mixture of flamboyance and conventionality. Gardiner’s biography focuses on the places (Suffolk, London, France and Dorset) and people (lovers, husbands, friends) that shaped her life and on the themes (men, horses, birds) and beliefs which shaped her work.

‘This book catches the boldness, bravery and generosity with which Frink livedA driven artist, her life makes fascinating reading’
Sunday Times

‘The sculptor Elisabeth Frink… is a gift for a biographer. Stephen Gardiner has brought her vividly to life on the page’
Country LIfe

‘A compelling portrait of a fiery young artist’
TLS

Stephen Gardiner is an architect and writer for the Observer, London Magazine and the Spectator among others. He is the author of Epstein (Flamingo, 1993) and Le Corbusier (Fontana Modern Masters, 1974), as well as two novels.

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ISBN 13 9780006548584
ISBN 10 000654858X
Title Frink
Author Stephen Gardiner
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 1999-08-02
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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