I've been reading Louise Nevelson's biography- what an amazing woman. A truly passionate artist… driven to create, beyond societal norms.
I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone, particularly artists, as an insight into the convoluted ways of the NYC art world in the 40's-80's as well as the struggles, compromise, and uncompromising passion that it takes to survive as an artist. It is an extreme example of dedication, and also an extreme example of success: exciting, terrifying and illuminating.