Download or read book Portrait of the Walrus by a Young Artist written by Laurie Foos and published by Harper Paperbacks. This book was released on 1998 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the height of his art career, tormented Morton Fisk seals himself in the basement in nothing but briefs to sculpt enigmatic "Men with Chainsaw" figurines. Now Morton is dead of dehydration, and his daughter Frances is honoring his memory by seeking her own artistic muse. Transforming the bizarre into the sublime, author Laurie Foos has created a highly original satire.