Ebook {Epub PDF} Was She Pretty? by Leanne Shapton

This new paperback edition of Was She Pretty? brings the reader deep into a circle of phantoms: its intimate liaisons, embarrassing secrets, and sardonic anecdotes. Shapton introduces the obsessives and the dilettantes, the poets and the actresses, the people Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. "Was She Pretty" is a series of short observations with accompanying illustrations. I like the concept, but I wasn't blown away by the execution. However, this is mostly due to my personal preferences in artistic style. If you like Shapton's drawing style, you'll most likely enjoy the book/5. Was she pretty? Hardcover: Sarah Crichton Books, Farrar, Straus Giroux, ; Paperback: Drawn Quarterly, pages. Leanne Shapton weaves together a voyeuristic tale of love and life through epigrammatic vignettes and sleek line drawings.

Leanne Shapton is an illustrator, author and publisher based in New York City. She is the co-founder, with photographer Jason Fulford, of JL Books, an internationally-distributed not-for-profit imprint specializing in art and photography books. Shapton grew up in Mississauga, Ontario, and attended McGill Univesity and Pratt Institute. This new paperback edition of Was She Pretty? brings the reader deep into a circle of phantoms: its intimate liaisons, embarrassing secrets, and sardonic anecdotes. Shapton introduces the obsessives and the dilettantes, the poets and the actresses, the people with great hair and the people with idiosyncratic clothes. Was She Pretty? by Leanne Shapton () [Leanne Shapton] on www.doorway.ru *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Was She Pretty? by Leanne Shapton ().

Leanne Shapton (born J) is a Canadian artist and graphic novelist, now living in New York www.doorway.ru second work, Important Artifacts and Personal Property From the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion and Jewelry, was optioned for a film slated to star Brad Pitt and Natalie Portman. WAS SHE PRETTY? by Leanne Shapton (Drawn Quarterly), pages, $ paper. Rating: NNN We all have stories about our lovers’ exes – or at least complicated feelings about them. Leanne Shapton, an illustrator, author, and publisher based in New York City, is a cofounder of JL Books. She has been the art director of the National Post's Avenue page and Saturday Night magazine, and from to was also the art director for the New York Times Op-Ed page. Shapton is the author of six books: Toronto; Was She Pretty?.