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Niki de Saint Phalle: The Garden of Secrets

Sandrine Martin

Niki de Saint Phalle knew art could save the world because art saved her. From madness, from violence. From herself. Niki de Saint Phalle was a French-American sculptor, painter, and filmmaker. She was one of the few women artists widely known for monumental sculpture.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing
  • Publish Date: May 25th, 2018
  • Pages: 186
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.10in - 8.00in - 0.80in - 1.75lb
  • EAN: 9781681121581
  • Categories: Nonfiction - Biography & MemoirContemporary Women

About the Author

Sandrine Martin has done numerous illustrations for children's books along with a growing number of graphic novels. A graduate of the school of graphic arts of Strasbourg, Dominique Osuch has done illustrations for many children's books as well as written scrips for various graphic novels.

Praise for this book

"Osuch captures the spirit of her subject in this exceptional graphic biography of avant-garde sculptor, painter, and filmmaker Niki de Saint Phalle." --Publishers Weekly
"Burst[s] with the joy of creative fervor." --Summer Hayes, Booklist
"With personable illustrative work that tempts you to enter De Saint Phalle's world, and an amiable, sometimes casual narrative delivery that makes you feel more a part of the biography than an outside observer, Niki de Saint Phalle: The Garden of Secrets makes an important mark in our art history knowledge." --John Seven, Comics Beat
Publishers Weekly Annual Graphic Novel Critics Poll, Honorable mention. --https: //www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/78800-kupperman-s-all-the-answers-wins-pw-s-annual-graphic-novel-critics-poll.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly&utm_campaign=1500010df0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_12_12_03_51&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0bb2959cbb-1500010df0-304412805