Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2004) Winner
Annalyn Swan
アナリン・スワン
Annalyn Swan
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- author, editor, professor, music critic, art critic
- Active Years
- 1973-
- Affiliations
- Princeton University (former trustee), Leon Levy Biography Center at CUNY Graduate Center (advisory board)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | — | — | — | 1969–1973 | United States |
| King's College, Cambridge | — | — | MA | 1973–1975 | United Kingdom |
Princeton University
Period:
1969–1973
Year of Graduation:
1973
Country:
United States
Phi Beta Kappa graduate. First woman editor-in-chief of The Daily Princetonian.
King's College, Cambridge
Degree:
MA
Period:
1973–1975
Country:
United Kingdom
Attended as a Marshall Scholar.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography | De Kooning: An American Master | Biography or Autobiography | Pulitzer Prize Board | 受賞 |
| 2005 | National Book Critics Circle Award (Biography) | De Kooning: An American Master | Biography | National Book Critics Circle | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Biography) | De Kooning: An American Master | Biography | Los Angeles Times | 受賞 |
| 1981 | ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award | — | — | ASCAP Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | Front Page Award | — | — | Front Page (news/media award) | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
2005
Work:
De Kooning: An American Master
Category:
Biography or Autobiography
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize Board
Result:
受賞
National Book Critics Circle Award (Biography)
2005
Work:
De Kooning: An American Master
Category:
Biography
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Biography)
2005
Work:
De Kooning: An American Master
Category:
Biography
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
受賞
ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award
1981
Organization:
ASCAP Foundation
Result:
受賞
Front Page Award
Organization:
Front Page (news/media award)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
De Kooning: An American Master
2004 BiographyA comprehensive biography of Dutch-American painter Willem de Kooning, based on extensive research and interviews, tracing his life, artistic development, and role in modern art and Abstract Expressionism.
biographymodern artAbstract Expressionismartist's life
All the Money in the World
2008 Non-fictionCo-authored with Peter W. Bernstein, a nonfiction work examining global wealth and financial history from a broad perspective.
financial historyeconomics
Francis Bacon: Revelations
2021 BiographyCo-authored with Mark Stevens, a comprehensive biography of British painter Francis Bacon exploring his life, work, and cultural impact.
biographymodern and contemporary artartist's psyche
Bibliography
- De Kooning: An American Master (with Mark Stevens)
- All the Money in the World (with Peter W. Bernstein)
- Francis Bacon: Revelations (with Mark Stevens)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- meticulous fact-based narrationbiographical writing incorporating art-critical perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- contrast between artists' creative process and private lifecultural context of modern art
Legacy
Annalyn Swan is a highly regarded biographer and critic in the field of art biography; her work, including De Kooning, earned a Pulitzer Prize and influenced modern art scholarship and life-writing.
Academic Societies
- Phi Beta Kappa
Quotes
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The elusiveness of its subject makes the achievements of De Kooning: An American Master that much more dazzling.
Source: Janet Maslin, review in The New York Times (2004)
Trivia
- First woman editor-in-chief of The Daily Princetonian.
- Attended King's College, Cambridge as a Marshall Scholar.
- Married to art critic Mark Stevens; they have two children.
- Won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Biography for De Kooning.
- Has received awards for music criticism including the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award and a Front Page Award.