|  |  | Madeleine Conway and Nancy Kirk. Photographs of the artists by Blaine Waller.
The Museum of Modern Art & Abrams. New York. 1977. First edition. Paperback; sprial-bound wrappers. 165 pages. B&w photographs of artists throughout. English. 230 x 170mm. 0.4kg. 0810920999. Very good; light shelf wear to wrappers, some wear to corners, light creasing and wear to lower edge of rear wrapper, light staining to lower forecorner of final few pages.
An amusing cookbook with a difference, comprising of conversations with thirty contemporary artists. The artists are predominantly American. Each entry includes a photograph of the artist (usually cooking or eating), an interview with them about their attitudes to food plus culinary anecdotes, and a selection of their favourite recipes. Choice recipes include Louise Bourgeois' Marzipan Sundae, Dali's Ortolans en Papillote Lasserre, Helen Frankenthaler's Quick Heavenly Hors d'Oeuvres,Tom Wesselmann's Tom's Reheated Mister Salty Pretzels and Andy Warhol's Campbell's Milk of Tomato Soup.
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