cover image Louise Nevelson

Louise Nevelson

Laurie Lisle. Pocket Books, $12.95 (352pp) ISBN 978-0-671-73187-8

Masking overwhelming negative feelings with her flamboyant attire and assertive demeanor, the sculptor desperately sought recognition and independence. ``As Lisle . . . charts Nevelson's trajectory from obscurity to celebrity, the reader is left with the impression of a sad, guarded woman for whom art was life,'' said PW. (Apr.)