Beatrice Wood's Pleasures
”I owe it all to art books, chocolate, and young men.”
”I owe it all to art books, chocolate, and young men.” — Beatrice Wood
Beatrice Wood (March 3, 1893 – March 12, 1998) was an American artist and studio potter, who late in life was dubbed the "Mama of Dada," and served as a partial inspiration for the character of “Rose” in James Cameron's 1997 film, "Titanic". When asked the secret to her longevity, she would respond, "I owe it all to art books, chocolate and young men."
The rebellious daughter of a wealthy American family, Beatrice went to study art at the Julien Academy in Paris. Beatrice and Marcel Duchamp were involved in a ménage à trois relationship with Henri-Pierre Roché, the author of Jules et Jim.
In her early forties, after a succession of failed artistic careers (most notably as an actress) and an annulled marriage, Beatrice moved back to Los Angeles, California. She enrolled in a ceramic class at Hollywood High School. This hobby turned into a passion that would last over the next sixty years, as she developed a unique luster-glaze technique. —via
Beatrice’s Pleasures are astounding — she lived her life with joie de vivre. So, what’s on your list?
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