I am currently reading a fascinating biography of Sacha Kolin, a mid-century modern artist who emigrated to the US in the 1930's. Titled Look Up: the life and art of Sacha Kolin, it is a scholarly work by professional genealogist, researcher and editor Lisa Thaler, but is readable and friendly to those who lack knowledge of the art world. Short, informative chapters blend Sacha's personal and professional lives seamlessly into one. I'm currently about half-way through the book and what strikes me most of all is that, no matter how successful and famous you might be, if you are an immigrant, you live your life always trying to be part of the in crowd, always trying to catch up. Kolin's talent and tenaciousness leave me in awe.
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Sounds like a good book. I'm sure your assessment of life as an immigrant is very true. I found that to also be the case with the blacks who moved to the north during the great migration in Isabel Wilkerson's book The Warmth of Other Suns.
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