Four figures in time

About this book

Full of astute observations on modern life, Four Figures in Time explores the struggle for art, ideas, and identity in a New York City art school. Sonya is an aging sculptor forced to take a teaching job to make ends meet; Claire, a sophomore infatuated with French Impressionism and in love with a woman; Danny, a working-class student fascinated with Mexican religious paintings and obsessed with Claire; and Otis, a middle-aged administrator and champion of disadvantaged students. Four Figures in Time reveals these very different individuals whose lives coincidentally - and irretrievably - intersect.