Barbara Nessim: An Artful Life

By David Galloway

Internationally renowned artist and illustrator Barbara Nessim's images of female figures, originating in the counterculture of the 1960s, place her in a tradition of American iconography that extends from Norman Rockwell to Keith Haring. A constant innovator, Nessim incorporates fashion, computers, and photography into her popular art. This book captures not only the work--ranging from the sketchbooks that are the wellspring of her art to prominent magazine assignments, such as a Rolling Stone cover of John Lennon, to elaborate large-scale projects--but also the life that carried her from New York's high bohemia as a young artist to the world of cutting-edge visual journalism. Praise for Barbara Nessim : "Women who built careers as illustrators in Mad Men -era New York were few and far between, and one is Barbara Nessim." -- The New York Times

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141970768X
• ISBN13: 9781419707681
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Abrams Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 4.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 10.4" x 12.3"