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David Sylvester

David Sylvester, who wrote many memorable pieces for this paper, died on 19 June 2001.

Selected bibliography

  • Memoirs of a Pet Lamb (2002)
  • Interviews with American Artists (2001)
  • Looking back at Francis Bacon (2000)
  • Looking at Modern Art (1998)
  • Looking at Giacomettti (1995)

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In the LRB archive

Mayhem at Millbank: David Sylvester writes about the new hang at the Tate Britain (2000) · 18 May 2000

‘Someone you had to be a bit careful with’ · 30 March 2000

  • Groovy Bob: The Life and Times of Robert Fraser by Harriet Vyner

The Grin without the Cat · 1 April 1999

  • Jackson Pollock by Kirk Varnedoe and Pepe Karmel
  • Interpreting Pollock by Jeremy Lewison

Not currently in the LRB archive

 not available in archive Memoirs of a Pet Lamb · 5 July 2001

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