David Sylvester
Anthony David Bernard Sylvester
Life and career
Born in London, his father was a Russian-Jewish antiques dealer.[1] Sylvester had trouble as a student at University College School and was thrown out of the family home. He wrote for the paper Tribune and went to Paris in 1947 where he met Alberto Giacometti, one of the strongest influences on him.
Sylvester is credited with coining the term
During the 1950s, Sylvester worked with
Sylvester was awarded a Golden Lion at the 1993 Venice Biennale for curating an exhibition of Francis Bacon's work. He was married to Pamela Briddon (three daughters; marriage dissolved).[citation needed] He was also the father of the artist Cecily Brown with the writer Shena Mackay.[4]
Books
- King, Donald and Sylvester, David eds. The Eastern Carpet in the Western World, From the 15th to the 17th century, ISBN 0-7287-0362-9
- David Sylvester "Interviste con artisti americani" Castelvecchi editore, 2012
- Sylvester, David (2002). Memoirs of a pet lamb. London: Chatto & Windus. ISBN 0701173343.
- Sylvester, David (2001). Interviews with American artists. London: Chatto & Windus. ISBN 070116266X.
- Sylvester, David (2001). About modern art (2nd ed.). New Haven [Conn.]: Yale University Press. ISBN 0300092024.
- Sylvester, David [curated by] (1997). Francis Bacon: The human body. London: Hayward Gallery. ISBN 1853321753.
- Sylvester, David (1988). The brutality of fact : interviews with Francis Bacon (3rd enl. ed.). New York, N.Y.: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 0500274754.
- Sylvester, David, ed. (1992). René Magritte : catalogue raisonné. Paris: Flammarion [u.a.] ISBN 9782080125071.
- Sylvester, David ; with texts by ISBN 1870814274.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - Serota, Nicholas, intro; Sylvester, David (extracts from his writings) (2002). Looking at modern art : in memory of David Sylvester ; [published to accompany an exhibition at Tate Modern, 17 January - 24 March 2002]. London: Tate Publ. ISBN 978-1854374325.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - Sylvester, David (1996). Jasper Johns flags, 1955-1994. London: ISBN 0947564705.
- Sylvester, David (1995). Looking at Giacometti (Pimlico ed.). London: Pimlico. ISBN 978-0712674614.
Notes
- ^ Jobey, Liz (20 June 2001). "Obituary - David Sylvester". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Kitchen Sink art" Tate. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ Mills, John, Which Yet Survive. Impressions of Friends, Family and Encounters, Quartet Books, London, 2017
- ^ Cooke, Rachel (9 November 2008). "Interview: Shena Mackay". The Observer. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
External links
- Guardian obituary June 20, 2001
- David Sylvester, 'Interviews with Francis Bacon (1963, 1966, 1979)', The Guardian, 13 September 2007
- John Tusa. 'Interview with David Sylvester', BBC Radio 3
- "David Sylvester – Portraits held in the Collection". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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