De Grazia
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De Grazia

The Man and the Myths

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eBook - ePub

De Grazia

The Man and the Myths

About this book

Artist Ted De Grazia (1909–1982) lived life with passion and verve, embracing risk and romance, becoming a legend in Arizona, and gaining international acclaim. De Grazia: The Man and the Myths is a biography that reveals the eccentric, colorful man behind the myths.

Born in Arizona Territory to Italian immigrant parents, De Grazia had a humble childhood as a copper miner's son, which later influenced his famous persona. De Grazia often held forth at his gallery in Tucson's Catalina foothills dressed in a pseudo-prospector's getup of scraggly beard, jeans, flannel shirt, boots, and beat-up cowboy hat. Outrageous stories of womanizing, scores of children, and drinking binges created an eclectic image that fueled stories of mythic proportions, along with global sales of his colorful paintings inspired by the Southwest and Mexico. He made millions through his paintings and the licensing of his art for greeting cards and trinkets. Critics called his work kitsch or commercial, yet thousands of admirers continue to love it.

Calling De Grazia a complicated man doesn't begin to explain him. He once described himself as "not saint nor devil, but both." In this first comprehensive biography of De Grazia, authors James W. Johnson with Marilyn D. Johnson tell the story of a life remarkably lived.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 - The Miner's Son
  8. 2 - To Italy and Back
  9. 3 - Getting an Education
  10. 4 - The Bisbee Years
  11. 5 - Learning from the Masters
  12. 6 - Back to Tucson
  13. 7 - A Marriage Ends
  14. 8 - Life after Divorce
  15. 9 - Appreciating the Indians
  16. 10 - His Fame Grows
  17. 11 - Coming into His Own
  18. 12 - On a Mission
  19. 13 - On New York City, Booze, and Commercialism
  20. 14 - Building the Gallery
  21. 15 - Honors for the Artist
  22. 16 - On Bullfighting and Ballet
  23. 17 - Finally, a Retrospective
  24. 18 - The Superstitions
  25. 19 - The Love of His Life
  26. 20 - On Death
  27. Epilogue
  28. Acknowledgments
  29. Notes
  30. Bibliography
  31. Index
  32. About the Authors