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Paris in the 1920sart, literature, the Lost Generation. The glitterati who inhabited this legendary worldF. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, Cole Porter, Man Ray, Dorothy Parker, and a host of otherswere members of an intimate circle centered around Sara and Gerald Murphy. Making It New: The Art and Style of Sara and Gerald Murphy is a captivating and absorbing collection of essays examining through images and text the Murphys' influence on a remarkable constellation of artists. The book also explores Gerald Murphy's abbreviated career as a painter, his artistic legacy, and the complex nature of his motivation and vision. This beautifully illustrated volume features essays by art historian Deborah Rothschild and such Murphy scholars as Calvin Tomkins, Amanda Vaill, Linda Patterson Miller, Kenneth Silver; curators Dorothy Kosinski and Kenneth Wayne; artist/writer Trevor Winkfield; musicologist Olivia Mattis; and poet and author William Jay Smith.

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"Gerald and Sara Murphy took Paris by storm in the 1920s, inserting themselves into the avant-garde circles of dance, music, and art. Lively and engaging, Making It New sheds new light on the European fascination with the Murphys and provides key insights into their life and art."Cécile Whiting, author of Pop L.A.: Art and the City in the 1960s

"By telling and retelling the story of the Murphys from various viewpoints, Making It New aims to be the first comprehensive study of their contribution to Modern Art. This book should be of wide interest to both scholars and general readers."Elizabeth Hutton Turner, author of Americans in Paris: Man Ray, Gerald Murphy, Stuart Davis, Alexander Calder

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Deborah Rothschild is Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Williams College Museum of Art. Her publications include Picasso's "Parade": from Street to Stage; Graphic Design in the Mechanical Age: Selections from the
Merrill C. Berman Collection; and Tony Ourlser: Introjection. Dr. Rothschild organized the award-winning 2002 exhibition "Prelude to a Nightmare: Art, Politics, and Hitler's Early Years in Vienna 1906-1913."

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of California Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 27, 2007
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 244 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0520252403
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0520252400
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.5 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.6 x 10.5 inches

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Amanda Vaill's most recent book is PRIDE AND PLEASURE: THE SCHUYLER SISTERS IN AN AGE OF REVOLUTION, which will be released on October 21, 2025. She is a former book publisher and a New York Times bestselling and award-winning biographer, journalist, and screenwriter. Her previous books include EVERYBODY WAS SO YOUNG, SOMEWHERE, HOTEL FLORIDA, and JEROME ROBBINS, BY HIMSELF. She wrote the screenplay for the Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning documentary, JEROME ROBBINS: SOMETHING TO DANCE ABOUT, and her journalism and criticism have appeared in numerous periodicals from The American Scholar and Architectural Digest to Town & Country and The Washington Post. A finalist for the National Book Critics’ Circle Award, a past fellow of the Guggenheim Foundation, NYU's Center for Ballet and the Arts, and the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, she lives in New York City.
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Customers find the book highly readable, with one noting it's a must-read for students of the lost generation. The photography receives positive feedback for its fantastic images, with one customer highlighting the many photos of the Murphys. The content is well-organized, with one review mentioning how it combines biography with illustrations. Customers appreciate the pacing, with one describing it as an excellent account of an era.

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Customers find the book highly readable and enjoyable to read, with one customer noting it's a must-read for students of the lost generation.

"...It is well illustrated, and you get a good sense of an almost forgotten, but extremely vibrant period in our [expatriate] history." Read more

"...This is a great addition to a contemporary library." Read more

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"...focuses on their contributions to the visual arts, theater, music, literature and just the art of living in a very organized, cohesive manner...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the photographs in the book, describing them as fantastic and beautiful, with one customer noting the inclusion of many photos of the Murphys and how they provide a revealing look at the times.

"...It is well illustrated, and you get a good sense of an almost forgotten, but extremely vibrant period in our [expatriate] history." Read more

"...The book arrived promptly and with beautiful postcards!" Read more

"...wonderful photographs I have not seen in other publications..fabulous lifestyle..beautiful people especially Sara and Gerald" Read more

"...book mixes more biography with more illustrations, including many photos of the Murphys, their famous friends and their villa on the French Riviera...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the content of the book, with one review noting its well-organized structure, while another mentions its mix of biography and illustrations, and a third highlights the writers' perspectives on the Murphys.

"...exhibit that was held at Williams College, but the essays inside cover a wide variety of subjects, including Gerald's paintings and their..." Read more

"...It provides plates which can be studied for evidence of his place as a bona fide artist of considerable talent...." Read more

"...I enjoyed the different writers' perspectives on the Murphys, including the author's own, that Rothschild brings together...." Read more

"...This book mixes more biography with more illustrations, including many photos of the Murphys, their famous friends and their villa on the French..." Read more

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Customers appreciate the pacing of the book, with one customer describing it as an excellent account of an era, while another finds it fascinating.

"...in 20th century literature and art, the Murphys are always a fascinating subject...." Read more

"This is an excellent account of an era,the "jazz age" in Paris.,..." Read more

"...Both are must-reads for students of the lost generation. An American tragedy in real life." Read more

"Wonderful stories of my favorite era. Fascinating times" Read more

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Long-time jazz guy
the Murphys from many points of view
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2017
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I've been on a bit of a Murphy binge lately, and this book was an excellent addition to my library. It's actually a catalogue from an exhibit that was held at Williams College, but the essays inside cover a wide variety of subjects, including Gerald's paintings and their associations with artists, musicians, and the ballet. It is well illustrated, and you get a good sense of an almost forgotten, but extremely vibrant period in our [expatriate] history.

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Living Well in the 20th Century
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2007
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For those interested in 20th century literature and art, the Murphys are always a fascinating subject. Their influence was far-reaching if not obvious and their lives were filled with amazing challenges. Money helped Sarah and Gerald enter into the circles of their interests but did not save them from grief and loss. Apparently it did not spoil their enthusisam for life nor their creative ideas.
This book is especially invaluable if you are looking for depictions of Gerald Murphy's paintings. It provides plates which can be studied for evidence of his place as a bona fide artist of considerable talent. The photographs of the Murphys and their many celebrity friends are also charming.
This is a great addition to a contemporary library.

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DrGeorge
Well-written and Well-organized Examination of This Enigmatic Couple
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2016
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I have purchased and read several biographies of the Murphys for a piece I am writing. Deborah Rothschild has included details and interviews in Making It New that are not in the standard biographies, including that of the Murphys' daughter. I recommend it highly as a primary text in its own right. It is also enjoyable to read.

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Kimtee
Fantastic photos and collection of essays
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2013
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I know about the Murphys from just about everything I've read on Modernism, Paris between the wars, writers / artists bios from this period, etc... so it was high time I devoted time to focus solely on this couple. I enjoyed the different writers' perspectives on the Murphys, including the author's own, that Rothschild brings together. There are other bios about GErald and Sara, including one by their late daughter, Honoria, so not sure if this is the most comprehensive, but it's nice because it focuses on their contributions to the visual arts, theater, music, literature and just the art of living in a very organized, cohesive manner. Each writer gave a different sense of who these people were-- warts and all, but in the end it makes their place in Modern art all the more compelling.

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Love this book so much!
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2020
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The Murphys were such fabulous and fascinating people. The book arrived promptly and with beautiful postcards!

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Gerald and Sara Murphy
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2010
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This is an excellent account of an era,the "jazz age" in Paris., when the Murphys lived there and in the south of France,and then their later life,when tragedy became, seemingly, the order of the day for them. The essays are particularly well-written. I put the book down wanting to read more, and feeling gratified that Gerald's painting was recognized in the last years of his life.

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Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2011
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This is his second book about the Murphy's -- the first Living Well is the Best Revenge -- is a classic. Both are must-reads for students of the lost generation. An American tragedy in real life.

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Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2011
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Beautiful ,interesting book...a revealing look at the times and the writers and artists living in Europe. wonderful photographs I have not seen in other publications..fabulous lifestyle..beautiful people especially Sara and Gerald

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