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Patti smith hears about breakin, vandalism at small. Patricia lee patti smith born december 30, 1946 is an american singersongwriter, poet, and visual artist who became an influential component of the new york city punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album horses. Signed in person by patti smith directly on the title page not the pre signed on a tipped in page bound in by the publisher. Silva, holly ed and a great selection of related books, art.
Photos of patti smith at her book signing event and a copy of the event announcement will be included with the signed book. Born in chicago, illinois on december 30, 1946, patti smith had a large include in the punk rock scene in new york city. Large format hardcover book with black spine and inlaid photo to the cover. Best known for her influential albums of the 1970s, including horses 1975 and easter. Pattis smiths exquisite prose is generously illustrated in this fullcolor edition of her classic comingofage memoir, just kids. Best known for her influential albums of the 1970s, including horses 1975 and easter 1978, smith is also a performance artist, poet, and visual artist.
It was the summer coltrane died, the summer of love and riots, and the summer when a chance encounter in brooklyn led two young people on a path of art, devotion, and initiation. Hardcover first edition which is hand signed in ballpoint pen on the inside title page. Patti smiths achingly beautiful new book, m train, is a kaleidoscopic ballad about the losses dealt out by time and chance and circumstance to a time when she increasingly began to capture and memorialize. Find signed collectible books by patti smith english. Oct 23, 2018 patti smiths national book awardwinning memoir, now richly illustrated with new material and neverbeforeseen photographs. Patti smith is one of my all time favorite artists and i so enjoyed this book. Just kids illustrated edition patti smith hardcover. Guilty pleasures indulgences, addictions and obsessions by caba, susan k.
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