Overview
Editor of novels and scholarly art books, with more than 12 years' experience. I can dig deep for a developmental edit or polish your writing in a copy edit. My MFA in creative writing is from Brown University and I have been a writing instructor at Brown, Harvard Summer School, and Brandeis University. For a sample list of specific projects, please see the portfolio below.Testimonials“Bruno brings extraordinary skills to our editorial projects--a keen eye for detail, sound judgment, a subtle ear for felicitous expression, an admirable knowledge of art and art history, commendable tact and diplomacy.”—Charles Dibble, Curator, Walters Art Museum."I have had the pleasure of working with Bruno on numerous art books. His meticulous attention to detail quickly made him a favorite of authors and museum curators.”—Melissa Duffes, Editorial Director, Lucia | Marquand Books.“Bruno is an excellent copyeditor. We worked together for two years at Asymptote and he was always meticulously thorough, efficient, clear, and professional.”—Ellen Jones, Asymptote literary journal.
Services
Non-Fiction
Art
Health & Wellbeing
Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Romance
Languages
English (US)
Awards
- National Endowment for the Arts, fellowship for fiction writing
Work experience
Self-employed
Jun, 2010 —
Present
Employed in editing since 1996, in-house and freelance, I work with indie authors as well as scholars and translators. I have edited art books for Yale University Press, University of California Press, and many museums.
Novels I've edited have run the gamut from crime thrillers to prize-winning literary fiction.
My MFA in creative writing is from Brown University, and I have taught writing to undergraduates at SUNY Buffalo, Brown University, Harvard Summer School, and Brandeis.
Six Red Marbles
Aug, 2016 —
Present
Write study guides on English literature for college and high school students.
Asymptote Journal
Sep, 2013 —
Apr, 2016
(over 2 years)
Harvard Summer School
Jun, 2012 —
Aug, 2015
(about 3 years)
Microsoft and Vendors to Microsoft
Apr, 1996 —
Mar, 2006
(almost 10 years)
Portfolio
•This book dives into the details of the impressive series of paintings known as "Jacob and His Twelve Sons" by seventeenth-century master Francisco de ZurbaránThe impressive series of paintings known as "Jacob and His Twelve Sons" portrays thirteen larger-tha... read more
An essential new look at the diverse work and artistic methods of beloved American realist painters Andrew and Jamie Wyeth Father and son artists Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009) and Jamie Wyeth (b. 1946) are among the most celebrated American realist painters of the ... read more
A superb exploration of the radical re-invention of the floral still life by 19th-century French painters Working Among Flowers explores the infusion of new spirit and meaning into the traditional genre of floral still-life painting in 19th-century France, eve... read more
Ralph Pucci is the most innovative designer in mannequin fabrication today. This volume puts Pucci in a broader context, tracking the mannequin's origin to fifteenth-century sample dolls and dress forms, while highlighting the materials, techniques and technol... read more
The Italian artist Medardo Rosso (1858–1928) was instrumental in expanding the definition of sculpture for the modern era.Focusing on everyday people as his subjects, Rosso portrayed fugitive physical or emotional states, employing innovative casting and model... read more
The late medieval world was marked by a culture of refinement and sophistication. The period’s media of choice—paintings, manuscripts, prints, tapestries, embroideries, ivory sculpture, metalwork, and enamels—speak volumes about the pleasures of sensory engage... read more
An essential new look at the diverse work and artistic methods of beloved American realist painters Andrew and Jamie Wyeth Father and son artists Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009) and Jamie Wyeth (b. 1946) are among the most celebrated American realist painters of the ... read more
Telling Tales presents a survey of work by artists who record stories through pictures, whether real or imagined. Sixteen groundbreaking photographers are featured, including such greats as Gregory Crewdson, Nan Goldin, Jessica Todd Harper, Erwin Olaf and othe... read more
Honoré Sharrer (1920–2009) was a major art world figure in 1940s America, celebrated for exquisitely detailed paintings conveying subtly subversive critiques of the political and artistic climate of her time. This book offers the first critical reassessment of... read more
A fascinating study of the relationship between music and visual art in a variety of media from around the world The Art of Music is a handsomely illustrated and rich interdisciplinary look at the mutual influence between music and the visual arts across cultu... read more
The Italian artist Medardo Rosso (1858–1928) was instrumental in expanding the definition of sculpture for the modern era.Focusing on everyday people as his subjects, Rosso portrayed fugitive physical or emotional states, employing innovative casting and model... read more
Pearls on a String presents the arts of historical Islamic cultures by focusing on specific people and relationships among cultural tastemakers, especially painters, calligraphers, poets, and their patrons. Through a series of chapters, the book spotlights cer... read more
This in-depth assessment explores the work of Barbara Takenaga whose detailed, mystical paintings draw from a wide range of sources from Japanese prints to Op Art. At once conceptual and decorative, Barbara Takenaga’s swirling, patterned paintings have been ca... read more
An insightful and essential new survey of Wyeth’s entire career, situating the milestones of his art within the trajectory of 20th-century American life This major retrospective catalogue explores the impact of time and place on the work of beloved American pa... read more
"Irreducible to any single literary genre, the Volodinian cosmos is skillfully crafted, fusing elements of science fiction with magical realism and political commentary."― Music & LiteratureThe most patently sci-fi work of Antoine Volodine's to be translated i... read more
Winner of the 2017 Best Translated Book AwardLonglisted for the 2017 National Translation Award"The book itself is strange―part Faulknerian meditation on the perversities, including sexual, of degenerate country folk; part Dostoevskian examination of good and ... read more
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Brian K.
Aug, 2018
