I teach an interdisciplinary course in 19th and 20th century art that mixes visual art, music, literature and philosophy. I do Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls, because I love the intersection of love and war and the cubist and direct way he writes. Did you know that he bought Miro's The Farm when in the first year or two after it was painted, for about $125 or so? He was also inspired by Cezanne's Mt. Ste. Victoire at the Met; perhaps that is the escarpment upon which the character dies (in that saturation bombing...I've forgotten his name) in the book. There is also a musical and very visual quality to his writing.
I love anyone who is inspired by Rothko!!
