DON BACHARDY: A LIFE IN PORTRAITS
A career survey of the Los Angeles portrait artist known for his spontaneous, blunt portrayals.
 Over the past seven decades, Santa Monicaâbased artist Don Bachardy (b. 1934) has created thousands of visceral, compelling portraits from life. Many of these poignant renderings are of British-American writer Christopher Isherwood, the openly gay icon who was Bachardyâs longtime partner. Other subjects include such famous figures as Bette Davis, W. H. Auden, James Baldwin, and David Hockney. Â
This lavishly illustrated volume accompanies The Huntingtonâs landmark exhibition, which explores the range and depth of Bachardyâs practice. Essays by art critics, biographers, and Bachardyâs subjects offer fresh perspectives on the work of this inventive artist, setting him in context within a vibrant community of Los Angeles artists, actors, writers, and intellectuals. The career survey is filled with evocative portraits and photos from Bachardyâs personal collection, select loans from private collections, and objects from The Huntingtonâs extensive collection of Bachardyâs work and Isherwoodâs papers.Â
- 168 pages with 147 color illustrations
- Hardcover
- Published by The Huntington
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DON BACHARDY: A LIFE IN PORTRAITS
A career survey of the Los Angeles portrait artist known for his spontaneous, blunt portrayals.
 Over the past seven decades, Santa Monicaâbased artist Don Bachardy (b. 1934) has created thousands of visceral, compelling portraits from life. Many of these poignant renderings are of British-American writer Christopher Isherwood, the openly gay icon who was Bachardyâs longtime partner. Other subjects include such famous figures as Bette Davis, W. H. Auden, James Baldwin, and David Hockney. Â
This lavishly illustrated volume accompanies The Huntingtonâs landmark exhibition, which explores the range and depth of Bachardyâs practice. Essays by art critics, biographers, and Bachardyâs subjects offer fresh perspectives on the work of this inventive artist, setting him in context within a vibrant community of Los Angeles artists, actors, writers, and intellectuals. The career survey is filled with evocative portraits and photos from Bachardyâs personal collection, select loans from private collections, and objects from The Huntingtonâs extensive collection of Bachardyâs work and Isherwoodâs papers.Â
- 168 pages with 147 color illustrations
- Hardcover
- Published by The Huntington
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A career survey of the Los Angeles portrait artist known for his spontaneous, blunt portrayals.
 Over the past seven decades, Santa Monicaâbased artist Don Bachardy (b. 1934) has created thousands of visceral, compelling portraits from life. Many of these poignant renderings are of British-American writer Christopher Isherwood, the openly gay icon who was Bachardyâs longtime partner. Other subjects include such famous figures as Bette Davis, W. H. Auden, James Baldwin, and David Hockney. Â
This lavishly illustrated volume accompanies The Huntingtonâs landmark exhibition, which explores the range and depth of Bachardyâs practice. Essays by art critics, biographers, and Bachardyâs subjects offer fresh perspectives on the work of this inventive artist, setting him in context within a vibrant community of Los Angeles artists, actors, writers, and intellectuals. The career survey is filled with evocative portraits and photos from Bachardyâs personal collection, select loans from private collections, and objects from The Huntingtonâs extensive collection of Bachardyâs work and Isherwoodâs papers.Â
- 168 pages with 147 color illustrations
- Hardcover
- Published by The Huntington
