2: Painter LARRY RIVERS. He has a new autobiography, "What Did I Do?" (HarperCollins Publishers). RIVERS is known by art historians as "a great figurative painter," "the father of Pop Art," and is recognized as the first American artist to use vulgar objects in an artistic context. The book centers on his experiences as part of a loosely knit association of poets and painters who were young, poor and ambitious in New York in the 50's. RIVERS also was a jazz saxophonist, he appeared on camera and stage, did heavy drugs, and had an unashamed interest in sexuality that went from unconventional entanglements with both sexes to conventional participation in marriage and family life -- all of which he details in his new book. (REBROADCAST. Originally aired 10
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