The Militant Muse by Whitney Chadwick
A beautifully written and elegantly constructed narrative that explores the intense, complex and far-reaching female friendships among the Surrealists during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
'A valuable and absorbing account of the importance of female solidarity and friendship' - Times Literary Supplement
'A beautifully constructed study of the complicated ways women needed each other and urged each other on' - Guardian
'An important contribution to the way surrealism is understood… it succeeds in transforming our understanding of a whole generation of artists, both women and men' - Literary Review
'A beautifully constructed study of the complicated ways women needed each other and urged each other on' - Guardian
'An important contribution to the way surrealism is understood… it succeeds in transforming our understanding of a whole generation of artists, both women and men' - Literary Review
Whitney Chadwick is the author of Women Artists and the Surrealist Movement, the first full-length study of the women of surrealism, and Women, Art, and Society, which has become a required text in art history courses throughout the world. She has also contributed to exhibition catalogues on Sheila Hicks, Mona Hatoum, Wifredo Lam, Nalini Malani, Leonora Carrington and Lee Miller.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500294710 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500294712 |
| Title | The Militant Muse |
| Author | Whitney Chadwick |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-04-15 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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