{"product_id":"alive-in-shape-and-color-17-paintings-by-great-artists-and-the-stories-they-inspired-lawrence-block-editor-jill-d-block-contributor","title":"Alive in Shape and Color: 17 Paintings by Great Artists and the Stories They Inspired Lawrence Block (editor) , Jill D. Block (Contributor)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFIRST EDITION. Hardcover in DJ in Good Condition. Ex-Library \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eEven before Lawrence Block could rest on his laurels from \u003cem\u003eIn Sunlight or In Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e, a question arose. What would he do for an encore?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAny number of artists have produced evocative work, paintings that could trigger a literary response. But none came to mind who could equal Hopper in turning out canvas after canvas. If no single artist could take Hopper’s place, how about a full palette of them? Suppose each author was invited to select a painting from the whole panoply of visual art—From the cave drawings at Lascaux to a contemporary abstract canvas on which the paint has barely dried.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd what a dazzling response! Joyce Carol Oates picked \u003cem\u003eLe Beaux Jours\u003c\/em\u003e by Balthus. Warren Moore chose Salvador Dali’s \u003cem\u003eThe Pharmacist of Ampurdam Seeking Absolutely Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e. Michael Connelly, who sent Harry Bosch to Chicago for a close look at \u003cem\u003eNighthawks\u003c\/em\u003e, has a go at \u003cem\u003eThe Garden of Earthly Delights\u003c\/em\u003e by Harry’s namesake Hieronymous Bosch. S. J. Rozan finds a story in Hokusai’s \u003cem\u003eThe Great Wave\u003c\/em\u003e, while Jeffery Deaver’s \"A Significant Find” draws its inspiration from—yes—those prehistoric cave drawings at Lascaux. And Kristine Kathryn Rusch moves from painting to sculpture and selects Rodin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn artists ranging from Art Frahm and Norman Rockwell to René Magritte and Clifford Still, the impressive concept goes on to include Thomas Pluck, Sarah Weinman, David Morrell, Craig Ferguson, Joe R. Lansdale, Jill D. Block, Justin Scott, Jonathan Santlofer, Gail Levin, Nicholas Christopher, and Lee Child, with each story accompanied in color by the work of art that inspired it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ex Libris Used Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43769536807139,"sku":"EXL979","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/5675\/7951\/products\/34445251.jpg?v=1678992255","url":"https:\/\/www.exlibrismichigan.com\/products\/alive-in-shape-and-color-17-paintings-by-great-artists-and-the-stories-they-inspired-lawrence-block-editor-jill-d-block-contributor","provider":"Ex Libris Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}