Edward Abbey Self-Portrait
Over the last thirty or so years, Burt Britton has worked at The Village Vanguard, The Strand, and The Sheridan Square Book Store. He was then a co-owner of the Upper East Side’s Books and Company, which closed in the early 90s. While he worked, he would ask people to draw self-portraits, including Miles Davis, a teenage Kareem Abdul Jabar, Tennesse Williams, and of course, Edward Abbey, whose self-portrait is above. Over 200 were selected for auction this past September, and Abbey’s, in the company of people like Normal Mailer, Frank Gehry and Saul Bellow, still fetched $1900.
Posted: March 1st, 2010 under Desert Solitaire.
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Comment from Luke
Time: March 1, 2010, 12:50 pm
This is a great find. Thanks for posting. I’m actually re-reading DS (again) in the mornings right now, before I start my days. Love it every time.
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Time: March 2, 2010, 11:43 am
[...] Mailer, Tennessee Williams, and ol’ Ed Abbey. That’s Abbey’s portrait above, which fetched $1900 at auction. Looks like you have plenty of time while on lookout for fires to develop your drawing skills (or [...]
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Time: March 2, 2010, 12:31 pm
[...] Mailer, Tennessee Williams, and ol’ Ed Abbey. That’s Abbey’s portrait above, which fetched $1900 at auction. Looks like you have plenty of time while on lookout for fires to develop your drawing skills (or [...]
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