De Grazia: The Man and the Myths

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De Grazia The Man and the Myths James W. Johnson with Marilyn D. Johnson tucson The University of Arizona Press© 2014 The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserved www.uapress.arizona.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Johnson, James W., 1938– De Grazia : the man and the myths / James W. Johnson with Marilyn D. Johnson. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8165-3050-2 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. De Grazia, 1909–1982. 2. Artists—United States—Biography. 3. Arizona—Biography. I. Title. N6537.D4J64 2014 709.2—dc23 [B] 2013034401 Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are courtesy of the DeGrazia Foundation. Publication of this book is made possible in part by a subvention from the DeGrazia Foundation. Manufactured in the United States of America on acid-free, archivalquality paper containing a minimum of 30% postconsumer waste and processed chlorine free. 19 18 17 16 15 14 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Kim, Thayer, and Kiley with our love Writing about an artist is a thousand sidesteps with a miracle in between. No one knows the miracle, only the sidesteps. If you see a flash of light wait and watch for revelations. —Marion De Grazia ...