Publisher's Synopsis
"Michael Chepourkoff was born in Russia in 1899, emigrated to the United States in 1923, and lived in San Francisco most of his life until his death in 1955. He was a sculptor ahead of his time, a painter who created a scandal with one of his paintings, a terrible husband, and a loving father. Was he bipolar, a dark Russian soul wiht a flash of wit, a fisherman, a creative genius, or a communist? His art tells only part of the tale. To understand the man, you need to understand the world that surrounded him, in Russia, the U.S.A., and the world of art of his time. The author, his daughter, Vivian Chepourkoff Hayes, researched newspaper articles about him and letters from his friends, and she heard family stories from her six brothers and sisters. Lavishly illustrated, there are examples of his paintings, drawing, etching, and sculputres"--.
