{"product_id":"life-studies-life-stories-80-works-on-paper-paperback","title":"Life Studies, Life Stories: 80 Works on Paper - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence Ferlinghetti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClose to 100 figurative drawings in black and white, and in color, mostly nudes in love or strife, some \"disastered by life,\" some with incisive or caustic words integrated in the images. This is a retrospective of Ferlinghetti's graphic work and play, ranging from his early drawings made in Paris ateliers, to yesterday's sessions sketching models in his San Francisco studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLawrence Ferlinghetti\u003c\/b\u003e, poet and founder of City Lights Books, author of \u003ci\u003eA Coney Island of the Mind \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePictures of the Gone World\u003c\/i\u003e, among numerous other books, has been drawing from life since his student days in Paris where he frequented the Academie Julien and where he did his first oil painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLawerence Ferlinghetti is the famous Beat poet and painter who founded City Lights Books in San Francisco. His most recent books are \u003cem\u003eHow To Paint Sunlight\u003c\/em\u003e (poetry) and \u003cem\u003eLove in the Days of Rage\u003c\/em\u003e (fiction).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 10.78 x 7.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52157396975847,"sku":"9780872864214","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8329\/8279\/files\/86672aadcfa9fd94c03e946039bd4b24.webp?v=1780501256","url":"https:\/\/skinnonsmooth.myshopify.com\/products\/life-studies-life-stories-80-works-on-paper-paperback","provider":"SkinnOnSmooth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}