Ebook: Restless ambition: Grace Hartigan, painter

"This first-ever biography of American painter Grace Hartigan traces her rise from virtually self-taught painter to art-world fame, her plunge into obscurity after leaving New York to marry a scientist in Baltimore, and her constant efforts to reinvent her style and subject matter. Along the way, there were multiple affairs, four troubled marriages, a long battle with alcoholism, and a chilly relationship with her only child."--Publisher's description.;The weekend that changed her life -- Escape artist (1922-1944). Dreaming -- Searching -- Learning -- New York Adventure (1945-1949). Risking -- Connecting -- Coping -- Rising star (1950-1955). Struggling -- Launching -- Succeeding -- Asserting -- Fame (1956-1960). Celebrating -- Swerving -- Beginning again in Baltimore (1961-2008). Drifting -- Teaching -- Unraveling -- Renewing -- Prevailing.