Best of Flair - Tapa dura

A representation of the best of Flair magazine brings together famous images, like Dali's "The Gypsy Angels of Spain," with essays by Simone de Beauvoir, George Bernard Shaw, and others, to celebrate five decades of an influential art magazine.

Fleur Cowles is a distinguished writer and painter whose work has been exhibited around the world. She has had a distinguished career as an author, editor, and diplomat, serving as Ambassador of the United States to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. She has been decorated by five countries for diplomatic activities. She is the author of many previous books, including the authorized biography of Salvador Dali. Her paintings from the books Tiger Flower and Lion in Blue will be made into three-dimensional computer-animated films. She has been honored as the most influential woman in publishing in her time by the Harry Ransom Center for Humanities at the University of Texas in Austin, where fellowships have been named for her. She and her husband, Tom Montague Meyer, live in London, Sussex, and Spain.