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DRAWING FROM LIFE
Published by Princeton Architectural Press 37 East Seventh Street New York, New York 10003 For a free catalog of books, call 1.800.722.6657. Visit our web site at www.papress.com. ©2005 Princeton Architectural Press All rights reserved Printed and bound in China 09 08 07 06 05 5 4 3 2 1 First edition No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, except in the context of reviews. Every reasonable attempt has been made to identify owners of copyright. Errors or omissions will be corrected in subsequent editions. Editing: Jennifer N. Thompson Design: Min Lew and Manuel Miranda Special thanks to: Nettie Aljian, Nicola Bednarek, Janet Behning, Megan Carey, Penny (Yuen Pik) Chu, Russell Fernandez, Jan Haux, Clare Jacobson, John King, Mark Lamster, Nancy Eklund Later, Linda Lee, Katharine Myers, Lauren Nelson, Molly Rouzie, Jane Sheinman, Scott Tennent, Joe Weston, and Deb Wood of Princeton Architectural Press —Kevin C. Lippert, publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data New, Jennifer. Drawing from life : the journal as art / Jennifer New. p. cm. ISBN 1-56898-445-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Drawing—Themes, motives. 2. Notebooks. 3. Diaries. I. Title. NC53.N49 2005 760—dc22 2004025202 Photo Permissions All images in this book were made available courtesy of their authors who retain copyright of their materials, with the exception of the historical images appearing in the introduction. Pg. 15: John Muir journal by permission of the John Muir Papers, Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Libraries. Copyright 1984 Muir-Hanna Trust. Pg. 16: Leonardo da Vinci notebook (Arundel 263 f. 270v) by permission of the British Library; Lewis and Clark Journal (Codex J, p. 93: Eulachon [917.3.L58]) courtesy of the American Philosophical Society Library. Pg. 17: Frank Hurley journal by permission of Mrs. Mooy-Hurley, with the assistance of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; Thomas Edison journal by permission of the Thomas A. Edison Papers, Rutgers University.
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they do not even amount to a writer’s journal. Rather, they contain the emotional stuff of everyday life, a young woman’s search for self: some whining and self-pity, a lot of fretting, and occasional joy. Unceremoniously, I keep the books—no two are alike in size or color—in a cardboard box along with old calendars and address books, which serve their own journal-like purposes. But on
