Sharon Anderson

Gore Vidal at age 23 (photo: Carl Van Vechten)
Book Notes

Meeting Gore Vidal

By Sharon Anderson

Gore Vidal died on July 31, 2012, and much has been written about him since. Some have retold the story of his infamous on-air argument with William F. Buckley Jr., while others ha... Read More
A & E

Lee Miller and Man Ray at the Legion of Honor

By Sharon Anderson

As American expatriates in Paris, Lee Miller and Man Ray lived together from 1929 to 1932 and popularized several photographic techniques, including solarization. Their mutual insp... Read More
A & E

Has public art become endangered?

By Sharon Anderson

The Scream sold at Sotheby’s on May 2, 2012 for $120 million, the highest amount received for any auctioned piece in the history of art. Early estimates predicted that this 1... Read More
Wild, by Cheryl Strayed, 336 pages, Knopf Doubleday, $25.95
Book Notes

‘Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail’ by Cheryl Strayed

Finding herself on the trail
By Sharon Anderson

“What if I forgave myself?” I thought. “What if I forgave myself even though I’d done something I shouldn’t have?” – Cheryl Strayed Cheryl Strayed... Read More
Woolgathering, by Patti Smith, 80 pages, New Directions, $18.95
Book Notes

‘Woolgathering’ by Patti Smith enjoys a second life

By Sharon Anderson

Is this a fairy tale? Are the stories true? These were the questions Patti Smith had to answer when Woolgathering was first published in 1992. New Directions recently published an ... Read More

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