Don Bachardy
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Don Bachardy (born May 18, 1934), is a noted portrait artist. He currently resides in Santa Monica, California.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Bachardy was the life partner of writer Christopher Isherwood from 1953 until Isherwood's death in 1986. A number of paperback editions of Isherwood's novels feature Bachardy's pencil portraits of the author. Bachardy's life and works are documented in Terry Sanders' film The Eyes of Don Bachardy. Bachardy was an inspiration for many of Christopher Isherwood's novels, and some wonder whether he may have helped co-write some#redirect .
One of his most notable works is the official gubernatorial portrait of Governor Jerry Brown hanging in the California State Capitol. (The [California state official biography page] for Governor Jerry Brown features a photograph of the painting.)
Works
- Frankenstein: The True Story. 1973 (with Christopher Isherwood)
- October / O.. Methuen, London 1983 (with Christopher Isherwood), ISBN 0413500403
- One Hundred Drawings. Twelvetrees Press, Los Angeles 1983
- 70 x 1 Drawings. Illuminati, 1983
- Drawings of the male nude. Twelvetrees Press, Pasadena 1985, ISBN 094264218X
- Christopher Isherwood: Last drawings. Faber and Faber, London/Boston 1990, ISBN 0-571-14075-0 (mit John Russell, Stephen Spender)
- Short cuts: the screenplay. Capra Press, Santa Barbara 1993 (with Robert Altmann, Frank Barhydt), ISBN 0-88496-378-0
- The Portrait. Imprenta Glorias, 1997
- Stars In My Eyes. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison 2000, ISBN 0299167305
Bibliography
- Daniel Curzon: Remembering Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy. In: Harrington Gay Men's Fiction Quarterly. Volume 6 (2004), Issue 1
External links
- [Don Bachardy website] (Don Bachardy website)
- [The Eyes of Don Bachardy] (American Film Foundation)
- [Portraits by Don Bachardys]
- [Nude by Don Bachardys]
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