Nat Tate

An American Artist 1928-1960

William Boyd

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English

Penguin
18 August 2020

Art & design styles: Modernist design & Bauhaus; Biography: arts & entertainment; Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Hoaxes & deceptions; Humour

The infamous literary hoax that fooled the art world, with a new introduction by William Boyd

On January 8 1960, artist Nat Tate set out to burn his entire life's work. Four days later he jumped off a Staten Island ferry, killing himself. His body was never found.

When William Boyd published his biography of Abstract Expressionist Nat Tate, tributes poured in from a whole host of artists and critics in the New York art world. They toasted the troubled genius in a Manhattan launch party attended by David Bowie and Gore Vidal.

But Nat Tate never existed. The book was a hoax.

Will Boyd's biography of a fake artist is a brilliant probe into the politics of authenticity and reputation in the modern art scene. It is a playful and intelligent insight into the fascinating, often cryptic world of modern art.

By: William Boyd
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 72g
ISBN: 9780241988879
ISBN 10: 024198887X
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 18 August 2020
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Boyd was born in 1952 in Accra, Ghana, and grew up there and in Nigeria. He is the author of fifteen highly acclaimed, bestselling novels and five collections of stories. He is married and divides his time between London and south-west France.

Reviews for Nat Tate: An American Artist 1928-1960

William Boyd has probably written more classic books than any of his contemporaries * Daily Telegraph * A finely judged performance: a deft and resonant alchemy of fact and fiction, of literary myth and imagination * Guardian on Love Is Blind * One of Britain's most celebrated contemporary novelists * Sunday Times *