More than a Muse
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More than a Muse

Creative Partnerships That Sold Talented Women Short

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 29 Nov |Learn more

More than a Muse

Creative Partnerships That Sold Talented Women Short

About this book

How many times have you seen a woman artist solely referred to as the wife, girlfriend, muse, or ‘mistress’ of a man in the public eye?

Throughout history, the achievements of women working across artistic disciplines – from visual artists to writers to filmmakers – have been largely undervalued, with the title of ‘genius’ reserved mainly for men. More than a Muse unpacks the complex romantic relationships that left women overshadowed, anonymous or underestimated in their work. Katie McCabe shines a light on the stories of talents like photographer Dora Maar, pioneering film editor and Hitchcock-collaborator Alma Reville, jazz pianist Lil Hardin Armstrong and many more.

Exploring a broad scope of art movements and moments from Surrealism to early British silent film, Katie reexamines the contributions of women that have too often been ignored. More than a Muse views our history through the lens of artistic partnership, and positions women solidly in the foreground.

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Information

Publisher
Quadrille
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9781787134119
eBook ISBN
9781787134126
Topic
Art

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. 1 Pre-Raphaelite women: breaking through the myths
  7. 2 Clara Schumann: the virtuoso
  8. 3 Impressionism: Marie Bracquemond and the feminine influence
  9. 4 Camille Claudel: master sculptor
  10. 5 Bohemian dreams: Ida Nettleship and Hilda Carline
  11. 6 Gabriele Münter: the blue rider
  12. 7 Varvara Stepanova: constructing Russian art
  13. 8 Dada vision: Emmy Hennings and Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
  14. 9 Lucia Moholy: behind the scenes at the Bauhaus
  15. 10 Lil Hardin Armstrong and the Jazz Age: born to swing
  16. 11 Alma Reville: the silent partner
  17. 12 Josephine Nivison Hopper: the recovery
  18. 13 Shirley Graham Du Bois: renaissance woman
  19. 14 Surrealist women: Jacqueline Lamba and Suzanne Césaire
  20. 15 Dora Maar: radical photography
  21. 16 Lee Krasner: rip it up, start again
  22. 17 Margaret Keane: big eyes
  23. 18 Shigeko Kubota: the mother of video art
  24. 19 Where are we now?
  25. Endnotes
  26. Bibliography
  27. Picture credits
  28. Acknowledgements