The Truth About Lorin Jones (Magill’s Literary Annual 1989)
At a glance:
- Author: Alison Lurie
- First Published: 1988
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: The 1980's
- Setting: New York City; Provinceton, Massachusetts; and Key West, Florida
- Principal Characters: Polly Alter, Stevie, Jeanne, Garrett Jones, Jacky Herbert, Hugh Cameron
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Sexism, Twentieth century, Art or artists, Marriage, Writing, 1980’s, Feminism, Painting or painters, Sex roles
- Locales: New York, NY, Key West, FL, Provincetown, MA
Polly Alter begins as a biographer who believes that she knows the truth about Lorin Jones. Jones was a genius, who was first taken up by the distinguished art critic Garrett Jones, who married her and exploited her, and then by a much younger man, Hugh Cameron, who also took advantage of her and abandoned her shortly before her death. Other men—including her father, her brother, and at least one male art dealer—treated Jones with a callousness that contributed significantly to the sensitive artist's early death. In short, Lorin Jones was a victim of male chauvinism.
Polly's...
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