From pre-history to postmodernism, the legends that surround beloved artists have always been a weave of fable and fact.Myths of Making explores how true art histories become vivid tall tales, and how the mythologies that surround artists last longer than the realities. In twenty-five short stories about renowned creators like Georgia O’Keeffe, Francis Bacon, Wu Daozi, August Rodin and Jean Michele Basquiet, debut author Julien Guibreteau walks us through a whole global history of art -and the stories we tell about its creators.