{"product_id":"de-grazia","title":"De Grazia","description":"Artist Ted De Grazia (1909–1982) lived life with passion and verve, embracing risk and romance, becoming a legend in Arizona and gaining international acclaim. \u003cem\u003eDe Grazia: The Man and the Myths\u003c\/em\u003e is a biography that reveals the eccentric, colorful man behind the myths. This highly entertaining book by James W. Johnson with Marilyn D. Johnson looks at De Grazia's life from his early years until his death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born in Arizona Territory to Italian immigrant parents, De Grazia, who was also known as Ted DeGrazia, had a humble childhood as a copper miner's son influenced his famous persona later. De Grazia often held forth at his gallery in Tucson's Catalina foothills dressed in a pseudo prospector's getup of scraggly beard, jeans, flannel shirt, boots, and beat-up cowboy hat. Outrageous stories of womanizing, scores of children, and drinking binges created an eclectic image that fueled stories of mythic proportions, along with global sales of his colorful paintings inspired by the Southwest and Mexico. He made millions through his paintings and the licensing of his art for greeting cards and trinkets. Critics called his work kitsch or commercial, yet thousands of admirers continue to love it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Calling De Grazia a complicated man doesn't begin to explain him. He once described himself as \"\"not saint nor devil, but both.\"\" The first book of its kind, \u003cem\u003eDe Grazia: The Man and the Myths\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a life remarkably lived.","brand":"University of Arizona Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56673190805848,"sku":"9780816531974","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780816531974_4de940af-85a3-404d-83bb-6315a0d73ace.jpg?v=1770540319","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/de-grazia","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}