Christo and Jeanne-Claude: A Biography. (First U.S. Edition).

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2002.. 8vo. 390 pp. Very Good. Hard Cover. Black paper covered boards. Dust Jacket Very Good. Some shelf wear. 16 color plates."For their sheer scale and breathtaking audacity, the works of Christo and Jeanne-Claude have made them amongst the most celebrated and controversial artists in the world. Valley Curtain stretched 1,250 feet across a valley in Rifle, Colorado. Wrapped Coast covered a mile and a half of Australian coastline with a million square feet of fabric. The Umbrellas deployed 3,100 umbrellas in Japan and California, each.Contents: Behind the Iron Curtain--The General's Daughter --In Transit: Vienna and Geneva --Paris: Like Brother and Sister --Turning Point --Borders and Barriers --In Transit Again --New York 145 --At Work around the World 1967-1969 --Valley Curtain: An Eagle with Two Heads --Running Fence: Part One --Running Fence: Part Two --Team Christo --Nomads for Art.ISBN: 0312280742 9780312280741.From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz.