Cosmic Scholar : The Life and Times of Harry Smith

Name: Cosmic Scholar : The Life and Times of Harry Smith
Brand: St Martin's Press

St Martin's Press

Named one of the Best Books of 2023 by the New Yorker and The New York Times' Dwight Garner. Winner of the ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Book Award.\n\u201CThe first comprehensive biography of this hipster magus . . . [John Szwed] allows different sides of Smith\u2019s personality to catch blades of sun. He brings the right mixture of reverence and comic incredulity to his task.\u201D \u2014Dwight Garner, The New York Times\nGrammy Award\u2013winning music scholar and celebrated biographer John Szwed presents the first biography of Harry Smith, the brilliant eccentric who transformed twentieth century art and culture.\nHe was an anthropologist, filmmaker, painter, folklorist, mystic, and walking encyclopedia. He taught Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe about the occult, swapped drugs with Timothy\n\nCosmic Scholar\nThe Life and Times of Harry Smith\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked servi;