What Did I Do?: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Larry Rivers
by Larry Rivers, Arnold WeinsteinSign in to Goodreads to see your friends' reviews of this book.
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recommends it for: those interested in the artistic process or mid-century art & culture
Read in June, 2008
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Dunnaway Booksrecommends it for: those interested in the artistic process or mid-century art & culture
This book is pretty awesome. I'm sort of into autobiographies of 20th century artist's right now, and I like this one because it reads as ridiculously candid, and he actually writes about making pictures along with everything else. Interesting perspective on the jazz scene in New York as well, and a fairly realistic take on the "bohemian" and "promiscuous" stereotypes of artists. Interesting anecdotes on the critics, art writers, gallery owners, and other artists of the ti
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Read in July, 1995
A romping disclosure of the wild and rapacious life of painter and jazz musician named Larry Rivers. No secrets kept, Rivers seemed incapable of knowing where all the lines of society were drawn. That he survived to tell us about it is a remarkable feat. That he told us about it with such flair and honesty is a stroke of genius.
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Read in January, 2002
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maybe Tara
started off well, but then it bored me in the middle and I couldn't finish. maybe it was me?...
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