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" At the height of her career, Vera Neumann was a household name. Her painterly designs\u2014signed with her first name in the bottom corner, often accompanied by a hand-drawn ladybug\u2014graced everything from toaster cozies to shift dresses to Mrs. Truman&amp;#039;s White House curtains. And her scarves, with their vivid patterns, were ubiquitous\u2014one even draped across Marilyn Monroe&amp;#039;s bare torso in her last photo shoot. A trailblazer in bridging art and design, Vera began with a watercolor or sketch and drew from nature, everyday objects, and sometimes exotic elements, like Persian gardens and kimonos. A new illustrated biography reexamines her iconic creations. Here&amp;#039;s a look inside.  Vera: The Art and Life of an Icon, by Susan Seid with Jen Renzi, $35; abramsbooks.com "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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