The Outrageous Life of Henry Faulkner: Portrait of an Appalachian Artist

This absorbing account traces the life of painter and poet Henry Lawrence Faulkner (1924-81), from his traumatic childhood in rural Kentucky to a flamboyant bohemian existence in New York, Los Angeles, Key West and Sicily. In his meticulous scrutiny of this not-quite-famous figure, the author sheds light on the tragic tensions experienced by the artist in contemporary America.