John La Gatta : An Artist's Life

by Bossert, Jill; LA Gatta, John

• ISBN13: 9780942604825
• ISBN10: 0942604822
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Perseus Distribution Services

Summary

Glamour, grace, and beauty epitomized John La Gatta's work and life. This book tells the extraordinary story of the artist's career and the loving partnership he shared with Florence, his wife of fifty-eight years. As one looks at La Gatta's illustrations from the 1920s and 1930s, one cannot help but feel the nostalgic tug of a time when a life of elegance and glamour was the fantasy harbored by the American masses. What was fantasy for the many, however, was reality for only a select few. While America was in the grip of the Great Depression, John La Gatta's ability to portray the well-bred, the refined, and the sensual afforded him a life that reflected the characters he created for the pages of America's most popular magazines.

John La Gatta's story is classically American -- an immigrant's successful rise to wealth and fame by dint of his talent, ambition, some luck and extremely hard work. As a small child, La Gatta moved from Naples to New York's rough-and-tumble Lower East side, where his early aptitude in art was recognized and nurtured, so that by hi

Author Biography

Jill Bossert has long been involved in the field of illustration. Associated with Society of Illustrators Annuals for over two decades, she has acted as Editor of the last ten editions. She is the author of Pro-Illustration, the three-volume series from the masters of editorial, advertising and children's book illustration. As the Associate Publisher of Madison Square Press her award-winning projects include Humor I and II, and The New Illustration. Her work has been published in such arts magazines as Graphis and Idea. She received her Masters of Fine Arts from Columbia University, where she was the Philip Guston Fellow

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
The Artist's Life	p. 15
The Work	p. 61
Author's Acknowledgements	p. 165
Reference Works	p. 167
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