Journey to an Antique Land
How Bob appears in its pages: The illustrator whose drawings make the first edition a text-and-image collaboration.
- Painter
- Illustrator
Bob Nash
Big Sur artist whose thousands of intricate line drawings fascinated Henry Miller and entered Journey to an Antique Land.
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- 1918–2008
- 1918
- 2008
- American
- PainterIllustrator
About Bob Nash
Bob Nash settled in Big Sur in the early 1950s after wartime service and became part of the unconventional community around Partington Ridge. Working on a small scale, he produced tens of thousands of abstract line drawings and paintings over five decades.
Henry Miller knew Nash as a neighbor and friend, wrote about the uncanny effect of his drawings in Journey to an Antique Land, and used Nash’s work in the illustrated publication that followed.
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References
The sources below include biographies, scholarly essays, interviews, and primary materials that informed this page. They reflect both the historical record and ongoing critical conversations about Bob Nash and their work.
1Bob Nash, prolific and unconventional Big Sur artist, dies at 89
PeriodicalThe Carmel Pine Cone, 2008Used forContemporary reporting or criticism used to document the historical reception and context of Bob Nash.
2Journey to an Antique Land — printed-book record
Official recordThe Morgan Library & MuseumUsed forOfficial record used to verify names, dates, institutional details, or other factual information on this page.
3The Happiest Man Alive: A Biography of Henry Miller
BiographySimon & Schuster, 1991Used forBiographical evidence used to verify chronology, relationships, and historical context connected to Bob Nash.
4Henry Miller: A Life
BiographyW. W. Norton, 1991Used forBiographical evidence used to verify chronology, relationships, and historical context connected to Bob Nash.
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