Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog is a collection of short prose stories written by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, first published by Dent on 4 April 1940. The first paperback copy appeared in 1948, published by the British Publishers Guild. All of the stories are autobiographical and all are set in the writer's native Swansea in South Wales. Written over a number of years, the often comic stories show glimpses of his life, from early childhood up to his teens as a young reporter for the "South Wales Daily Post".
The Portrait (film) The Portrait (film) The Portrait is a forthcoming film adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s short story The Portrait, created by fine artists, directors/screenwriters/producers Anastasia Elena Baranoff and Elena Vladimir Baranoff. In 19th century Imperial Saint Petersburg two stories interweave together around a mysterious portrait painting. Gifted, starving young artist Andrei Chartkov is on the verge of perfecting his talent, only to be seduced by money mystically appearing in his life by the force of a lifelike portrait he accidentally stumbles upon in an art shop. Beguiled by the luster of gold and the life that comes with it, he forsakes his