Piri Halasz

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Piri Halasz (New York City, 1935) [1] is an American art critic, educator and writer.

Biography

The daughter of diet-book author Ruth West, [2] and theatrical critic, screenwriter George Halasz (born in Budapest). [1] She attended Barnard College, where she majored in English and served as the features editor of the Barnard Bulletin. [3] She then went on to Time magazine where she was employed first as a researcher and next as a writer. [4] In 1966, she wrote the famous cover story for the aforementioned periodical Swinging London . Subsequently, this led to her authoring a travel guide of the same name for Coward McCann first published in 1967 and reissued in 2010 under the iUniverse imprint as part of the Authors Guild "Back in Print" series. [5] [6] Between 1972 and 1975, she wrote on art and theater for the New Jersey edition of The New York Times . [7] [8]

At present, she writes on art for among other publications The New York Observer . [9] In addition to writing for various journals and penning her own volumes, she publishes a blog/print edition newsletter called "From the Mayor's Doorstep" (alluding to her residence being in the shadow of Gracie Mansion). [10]

As an educator, she has taught at Columbia University, Hunter College, CW Post College, Molloy College and Bethany College (West Virginia). [11]

Halasz's autobiographical volume entitled A Memoir Of Creativity: Abstract Painting, Politics & The Media, 1956–2008 was published by iUniverse in 2009. [12] [13] Kenworth Moffett, in his review of the book, said that "A Memoir of Creativity by Piri Halasz is a witty, honest, scrupulously researched, and well written account of the author's life experiences and intellectual development." [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 “A Memoir of Creativity” by Piri Halasz is a witty, honest, scrupulously researched, and well written account of the author's life experiences and intellectual development. Fr
  2. ↑ "Ruth West, 84, Writer of Books About Diets". The New York Times. 22 July 1989. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Columbia Daily Spectator 12 April 1955 – Columbia Spectator". columbia.edu.
  4. ↑ "Piri Halasz". ncis.org.
  5. ↑ Halasz, Piri (November 2010). A Swinger's Guide to London: Piri Halasz: 9781450251631: Amazon.com: Books. iUniverse. ISBN   978-1450251631.
  6. ↑ "More Information – A Finding Aid to the Piri Halasz papers, 1966-2009". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Halasz, Piri (2 March 1975). "Art: Shows at 3 Colleges Cover a Wide Range". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Halasz, Piri (27 October 1974). "Ward Engravings on View". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  9. ↑ Piri Halasz. "Piri Halasz". Observer.
  10. ↑ Piri Halasz (5 October 2015). "Blog – (An Appropriate Distance)FROM THE MAYOR'S DOORSTEP". pirihalasz.com.
  11. ↑ "Piri Halasz – THE NATIONAL COALITION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS". ncis.org. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "A Memoir of Creativity". bookstore.iuniverse.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Piri Halasz". Amazon.
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