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The Autobiography of Indra B. Tamang: My Curious Years with Charles Henri Ford

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By (author): Indra B. Tamang Romy Ashby

Told as much through images as through words, a young Nepalese mans globe-spanning relationship with the father of American surrealism changes the course of his life and gives him a new set of roots.

In 1973, poet, photographer, collage artist, and sculptor Charles Henri Ford convinced a young Nepalese waiter at his hotel in Kathmandu to come work as his all-purpose helper. Nineteen-year-old Indra Tamang, who spoke minimal English, was soon enjoying an education and a life he could not have imagined. He quickly graduated from cooking and running errands to attending social engagements with Charles, to accompanying the artist on his international travels, eventually becoming his collaborator, and more of a son than an employee.

Charles was a magnet for creative people, and during the 70s, 80s, and 90s, Indra found himself at the center of seemingly every fantastic little universe in New York, Paris, Crete, and Kathmandu, often as a quiet observer taking photographs and making mental notes. There was Studio 54, Andy Warhols Factory, the teas that Charles would host at the Dakota, attended by regulars such as Tennessee Williams, Quentin Crisp, Patti Smith, and Henry Geldzahler; there were special dinners at the United Nations; visits to Mary McCarthy and Leonor Fini; and chats in the elevator with neighbors like John and Yoko and Lauren Bacall. Charles gave Indra a second upbringing, one that Indra absorbed with tremendous curiosity and enthusiasm. In turn, Indra brought Charles into his familys village in Nepal, introducing him to a world that not many Westerners were privileged to see, especially then. Indra managed to shuttle between these two vastly different worlds, marrying and having children in Nepal, though not revealing this to Charles for quite some years.

In 2010, Indra Tamang became the object of global fascination after inheriting two apartments from Charless sister, the actress Ruth Ford. The story in the Wall Street Journal described a Nepalese butler who grew up in a mud hut and ended up owning property in one of New Yorks most famous buildings. The attention that followed inspired Indra to write this richer and more accurate account of his life. Illustrated with more than 100 photographs and ephemera from the private collections of Charles and Indra, some never before shown, and gathered together for the first time, readers will discover that nothing about Indras curious years with Charles and his friends was ordinary or predictable in any way. 

 

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  • Dimensions: 177 x 228mm
  • Publication Date: 05 Dec 2024
  • Publisher: Turtle Point Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781885983473

About Indra B. TamangRomy Ashby

Indra Tamang was born in the Makwanpur District of Southern Nepal in 1953 and first came to New York City in 1974. He is known for his artistic collaborations with Charles Henri Ford and he became internationally known as The Butler who inherited a fortune from Charles Henris sister Ruth Ford. Since the passing of Ruth and Charles Henri Ford he continues to further their legacies and manages the use of Charles Henris published work. He has shown his own photography and other artwork at the Mitchell Algus Gallery the Woolworth Building and the 292 Gallery in Lower Manhattan. Between 2008 and 2010 he served as elected President of the Tamang Society of America and remains an active member of the Nepali community in New York. Romy Ashby is a New York-based writer lyricist editor and interviewer. Shes written numerous Blondie songs with Chris Stein and Debbie Harry and is the editor of the small interview magazine Housedeer as well as author of the blog Walkers in the City.

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