The Art of Kahlil Gibran at Telfair Museums

"The first book written in English to focus on Kahlil Gibran's art since 'Twenty Drawings', published in 1919. 'The Art of Kahlil Gibran' contextualizes the visionary artist's visual creations. This new book includes work created in the last decade of Gibran's life, the most successful era of his career, both as a visual artist and writer. Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was best known for authoring 'The Prophet' in 1923, a collection of short philosophical essays that became one of the bestselling books of the twentieth century. Using the Telfair's collection (the largest Gibran holdings in the United States) as a framework, the book looks at the artist's visual creations, spanning the artist's career from his first major exhibition at photographer Fred Holland Day's studio in Boston in 1904 to works created during the last years of his life. The book also features photographs of Gibran and his New York studio, and a portrait of the young artist painted by Lilla Cabot Perry"--Publisher's description, p. [4] of cover.