Don Bachardy
Donald Jess Bachardy (born May 18, 1934) is an American portrait artist. Bachardy was the partner of Christopher Isherwood for over 30 years.[1] He is known for writing Frankenstein: The True Story.
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| Born | Donald Jess Bachardy May 18, 1934 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Portrait artist |
| Partner | Christopher Isherwood (1953–1986; Isherwood's death) |
His works reside in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum of Art in San Francisco, the University of Texas, Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, California, the University of California, Los Angeles, the Fogg Art Museum of Harvard University, Princeton University, the Smithsonian Institution, and the National Portrait Gallery, London.
One of Bachardy's best known works is the official gubernatorial portrait of Jerry Brown that hangs in the California State Capitol Museum.
References
change- ↑ Ann Harold (02-15-2010), "A Brush With Life", LAmag.com. "Slide show - A Brush With Life - Los Angeles magazine". Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
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Other websites
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Media related to Don Bachardy at Wikimedia Commons
- The Eyes of Don Bachardy[permanent dead link] (American Film Foundation)
- Portraits by Don Bachardy Archived 2018-09-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Nudes by Don Bachardy Archived 2018-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Don Bachardy at Craig Krull Gallery Archived 2019-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Oral history interview with Don Bachardy, 2009 May 21 – Oct 7 from the Smithsonian Archives of American Art
- Don Bachardy on IMDb
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