Jean Varda: The Renaissance Man
This comprehensive publication about Jean Varda tells the compelling story of the life of this fascinating artist. Covering his expansive biography and career, this book includes details and images from his early life in Europe, his homestead in Monterey, and his famous houseboat, the SS Vallejo, in Sausalito. This book also delves into the unique role he played as a teacher and as a mentor, particularly at the California School of Fine Arts. His students included many who went on to lead the Beat Movement in San Francisco, and his wild, carefree spirit lived through them and all the others he met. Known as the “King of the Hippies,” Varda’s life reads like something out of the movies. His friendships with a bevy of influential thinkers, writers, and other visual artists centered him within several avant-garde movements of the 20th century. He was a Renaissance man who pursued life to the fullest and captured its beauty in his mosaics and collages.
Authors: Sarah Poisner and John Natsoulas
208 pages
ISBN: 979-8-892
This comprehensive publication about Jean Varda tells the compelling story of the life of this fascinating artist. Covering his expansive biography and career, this book includes details and images from his early life in Europe, his homestead in Monterey, and his famous houseboat, the SS Vallejo, in Sausalito. This book also delves into the unique role he played as a teacher and as a mentor, particularly at the California School of Fine Arts. His students included many who went on to lead the Beat Movement in San Francisco, and his wild, carefree spirit lived through them and all the others he met. Known as the “King of the Hippies,” Varda’s life reads like something out of the movies. His friendships with a bevy of influential thinkers, writers, and other visual artists centered him within several avant-garde movements of the 20th century. He was a Renaissance man who pursued life to the fullest and captured its beauty in his mosaics and collages.
Authors: Sarah Poisner and John Natsoulas
208 pages
ISBN: 979-8-892
This comprehensive publication about Jean Varda tells the compelling story of the life of this fascinating artist. Covering his expansive biography and career, this book includes details and images from his early life in Europe, his homestead in Monterey, and his famous houseboat, the SS Vallejo, in Sausalito. This book also delves into the unique role he played as a teacher and as a mentor, particularly at the California School of Fine Arts. His students included many who went on to lead the Beat Movement in San Francisco, and his wild, carefree spirit lived through them and all the others he met. Known as the “King of the Hippies,” Varda’s life reads like something out of the movies. His friendships with a bevy of influential thinkers, writers, and other visual artists centered him within several avant-garde movements of the 20th century. He was a Renaissance man who pursued life to the fullest and captured its beauty in his mosaics and collages.
Authors: Sarah Poisner and John Natsoulas
208 pages
ISBN: 979-8-892
