Hidden tapestry : Jan Yoors, his two wives, and the war that made them one / Debra Dean.
"Hidden Tapestry reveals the unforgettable story of Flemish American artist Jan Yoors-childhood vagabond, wartime resistance fighter, and polyamorous urban bohemian. At the peak of his fame in the 1970s, Yoors's photographs and vast tapestries inspired a dedicated following in his adopted Manhattan. Though his intimate friends guessed the rough outline of his colorful life, Hidden Tapestry is first to detail his astonishing secrets. At twelve, Jan's life took an extraordinary and unexpected turn when he wandered into a Roma encampment on the outskirts of his native Antwerp just as the place was being raided. Rather than return home, Jan fled with the Roma and continued to live on-and-off with them and with his own family for several years. As an adult in German-occupied France, Yoors joined the Resistance. Defying repeated arrests and torture by the Gestapo, he worked first as a saboteur and later escorted Allied soldiers trapped behind German lines across the Pyrenees to freedom. After the war, he married childhood friend Annabert van Wettum and embarked on his career as an artist. When a friend of Annabert's, Marianne Citroen, modeled for Yoors, Hidden Tapestry reveals how the two began an affair, which led the three to form a polyamorous unit that would last for the rest of their lives. Moving to New York, the trio became part of the bohemian life of Greenwich Village in the 1950s, Marianne being presented as Annabert's sister."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 081013683X
- ISBN: 9780810136830
- Physical Description: 299 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- War -- Pingola -- The gypsies -- The Belgian Bohemians -- The best friend -- The occupation -- The operative -- Rom underground -- The prison window -- The sardine letters -- Death and the gardener -- The hunger winter -- The wild goose -- Annabert's war -- The ghosts -- Utopia -- Pingola redux -- Christ on the mountainside -- The other girl -- The apocalypse tapestry -- Betwixt and between -- A new family -- A threefold cord -- The new world -- Faux boho -- Rubie -- A lesson in weaving -- The patrons -- The family of man -- Only one New York -- Baby book -- Tiger and chipmunk -- The models -- The blue door on Waverly -- Survival -- The Gypsy king -- The dragon -- Thanksgiving -- Afterword.
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- 2 of 2 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | BIO YOORS (Text) | 36015000615308 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | BIO YOORS (Text) | 36015001200233 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
