Cathy Curtis is a former Los Angeles Times staff writer. She majored in philosophy at Smith College and earned a master’s degree in art history from the University of California, Berkeley. Curtis is a past president of Biographers International Organization. Her fifth biography, forthcoming from W. W. Norton, is Edna O’Brien: The Passionate Life of a Fearless Irish Writer.
Books in order of publication:
Restless Ambition: Grace Hartigan, Painter – 2015
A Generous Vision: The Creative Life of Elaine de Kooning – 2017
Alive Still: Nell Blaine, American Painter – 2019
A Splendid Intelligence: The Life of Elizabeth Hardwick – 2021
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