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Home > Illustrations > The Death of Santini

The Death of Santini

By Wendell Minor | Created: 2013

The Death of Santini

"I believe in the picture as narrative, an image frozen in time that sets the stage for the action that follows, inviting the viewer in and offering up a sense of mystery."

Publication
  • The Death of Santini by Pat Conroy
Publication Date
  • 2013
Medium
  • Acrylic
Support
  • Acetate
Illustration Size
  • Unknown
Collection
  • Private Collection

©Wendell Minor

Wendell Minor has illustrated many striking covers for books by noted author Pat Conroy, including The Prince of Tides, The Great Santini, Beach Music, and South of Broad, among others. “Books, like paintings, are the footprints an artist leaves in a passage through time,” the author said. “They are as beautiful as fruit or jade or roses when they lie about the house.” Of Minor, he has commented, “In my life as a novelist, my books have required the quiet genius of Wendell Minor. He has become a talisman for me, a good luck piece that I have gathered along the way.”

Genres
  • Books
  • Cover Art
Global Perspectives
  • North America
Related Time Periods
  • The Decade 2010-2020 The Decade 2010-2020

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