Artists Writers and Musicians

Disney''s animated trailblazing Dostoyevsky''s philosophical neuroses Hendrix''s electric haze Hitchcock''s masterful manipulation Frida Kahlo''s scarifying portraits Van Gogh''s vigorous color and Virginia Woolf''s modern feminism: this multicultural reference tool examines 200 artists writers and musicians from around the world. Detailed biographical essays place them in a broad historical context showing how their luminous achievements influenced and guided contemporary and future generations shaped the internal and external perceptions of their craft and met the sensibilities of their audience.