Tamara de Lempicka: A Life of Deco and Decadence

Laura Claridge

Bloomsbury, 2000 - Painters - 436 pages

Born in 1899 to Russian aristocrats, Tamara de Lempicka escaped the Bolsheviks by exchanging her body for freedom, beginning a sexual career that included most of the influential men and women she painted. This book examines her life and work, encompassing her artwork and her amorous adventures.

About the author

Laura Claridge is the author of a biography of painter Tamara De Lempicka as well as books on British Romanticism, Modernism, gender, and psychoanalytic theory. A popular international lecturer, she was professor of English literature at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, for eleven years. She lives in New York City.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Tamara de Lempicka: A Life of Deco and Decadence
• Author: Laura Claridge
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Bloomsbury, 2000
• ISBN: 0747548803, 9780747548805
• Length: 436 pages