Paul Gauguin: A Bio-Bibliography

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Russell T. Clement has compiled a comprehensive research guide and annotated bibliography on the French artist Paul Gauguin. This volume encompasses primary materials by Gauguin including those published during the artist's lifetime and those published posthumously; contemporary accounts and criticism of Gauguin's life and work published through 1906; descriptions of the artist's oeuvre; a lengthy secondary bibliography; and a section that catalogues Gauguin's exhibitions from 1884 to 1989. From the first book-length biography of Gauguin written by Louis Brouillon in 1906, interest in Gauguin has continued unabated and, since 1959, critical interest in the artist's drawings, prints, sculptures and art works in other media has dramatically increased. While concentrating on printed materials, the guide also includes selected manuscripts - in all, more than 1500 books and articles are cited. For entries where titles give incomplete or unclear information about works and their content, brief annotations are provided. Following a biographical sketch and chronology, the primary bibliography lists articles, essays, letters, manuscripts and sketch books of Gauguin and then accounts and crtitiques of Gauguin's life and work published through 1906. The main part of the bibliography and research guide, the secondary bibliography, lists monographs, catalogues, dissertations, theses, periodical literature, films, sound recordings and musical scores, and selected newspaper articles. Substantial book reviews and exhibition reviews are also included. Arranged by topic, the secondary bibliography also includes citations on Gauguin's relationships with contemporary artists in France, his work in Panama and Martinique, his work and life in Tahiti and the Marquesas islands, and his "oevre" in general. Not just a lsit of sources but a complete research guide, this volume should become a basic title and deserves a place in research library collections.

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RUSSELL T. CLEMENT is Fine Arts Librarian at the Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. His previous books include Who's Who in Oceania, 1980-81 and Mormons in the Pacific: A Bibliography. His articles have appeared in the Journal of American Folklore, The Hawaiian Journal of History, Library Journal, and others. He is currently compiling a 15-year index to Pacific Studies and an exhibition catalogue on Columbus and voyages of discovery.