Books like Naked by the window by Robert Katz
In 1985, 36‑year‑old Mexican American sculptor Ana Mendieta took her life by jumping from the 34th‑story apartment in New York’s Greenwich Village she shared with her husband, the acclaimed artist Carl Andre. For years her death was treated as a suicide, but recent investigative work presents new evidence and analyses of the circumstances, offering a fresh perspective on the unresolved homicide case. The book situates the tragedy within the broader context of 1980s New York art culture and the legal inquiries that followed, providing both a biography of Mendieta and a detailed exploration of the trial dynamics.
First publish date: 1990
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Robert Katz
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