Broad Strokes: 15 Women Who Made Art and Made History (in That Order)

by Bridget Quinn, Lisa Congdon (Illustrator)

Overview

Historically, major women artists have been excluded from the mainstream art canon. Aligned with the resurgence of feminism in pop culture, Broad Strokes offers an entertaining corrective to that omission. Art historian Bridget Quinn delves into the lives and careers of 15 female artists from around the globe in text that's smart, feisty, educational, and an enjoyable read. Replete with beautiful reproductions of the artists' works and contemporary portraits of each artist by renowned illustrator Lisa Congdon, this is art history from the Renaissance to Abstract Expressionism for the modern art lover, reader, and feminist.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452152837
Publisher:	Chronicle Books
Publication date:	03/07/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

BRIDGET QUINN is author of the award-winning Broad Strokes: 15 Women Who Made Art and Made History (in That Order), published by Chronicle Books in 2017. The book has been translated into four languages and selected for the Amelia Bloomer Book List of recommended feminist literature by the American Library Association. A graduate of New York University's Institute of Fine Arts and a regular contributor to online arts magazine Hyperallergic, Quinn is a sought-after speaker on women and art. She is an avid sports fan and Iron(wo)man triathlete, and her Narrative magazine essay "At Swim, Two Girls" was included in The Best American Sports Writing 2013. She lives in San Francisco with her family.
Lisa Congdon is a Portland, Oregon–based artist and author.

Table of Contents

Introduction 13

Chapter 1 Artemisia Gentileschi 19

Chapter 2 Judith Leyster 31

Chapter 3 Adélaïde Labille-Guiard 39

Chapter 4 Marie Denise Villers 51

Chapter 5 Rosa Bonheur 61

Chapter 6 Edmonia Lewis 73

Chapter 7 Paula Modersohn-Becker 85

Chapter 8 Vanessa Bell 97

Chapter 9 Alice Neel 105

Chapter 10 Lee Krasner 115

Chapter 11 Louise Bourgeois 125

Chapter 12 Ruth Asawa 135

Chapter 13 Ana Mendieta 145

Chapter 14 Kara Walker 153

Chapter 15 Susan O'Malley 163

Acknowledgments 174

Select Bibliography 175

Art Credits 179

Index 184

Editorial Reviews

Named a Top 10 Spring 2017 Book in Memoirs/Biographies by Publishers Weekly

“A terrific essay collection with quick and pithy profiles of famous and not-famous women artists—Alice Neel, Louise Bourgeois, Lee Krasner, Kara Walker, etc. Spunky, attitudinal, SMART writing, excellent color reproductions.” —Susan Stamberg, NPR

“As its title suggests, Broad Strokes isn’t stuffy. There’s plenty of scholarship here about women artists over the centuries, but Quinn combines her research with a lively, breezy tone that turns her subjects into more than feminist symbols. They’re masters in their own right, bold and brilliant despite the limits they faced.” —Christian Science Monitor

“Can you name five women artists? That question, which launched a recent social media campaign, receives a beautiful answer in art historian Quinn and illustrator/writer Congdon’s accessible and intimate tour of 15 female artists from the 17th century to the present.” —Library Journal

“In her entertaining and accessible debut, Quinn mixes biography, art history, and women’s studies to shed light on 15 women artists.… The color reproductions add to this book’s appeal, giving readers a chance to appreciate the artists’ work as well as Quinn’s upbeat writing.” —Publishers Weekly

“Inspiring, charming, and eye-opening.” —The Millions

“Your Art History 101 syllabus just got a lot more fun.” —O, the Oprah Magazine

Named one of the 23 best art history books of all time by Book Authority

From the Publisher

In this audiobook, Quinn, an art historian, explores the lives of 15 twentieth-century American female artists such as Lee Krasner and Elaine de Kooning. Some have not been substantially covered in similar biographies. However, there are some disappointments. The print edition is richly illustrated, and references to plates throughout the audiobook fall flat without the images to refer to. Narrator Tavia Gilbert’s voice sounds too youthful and modern for some of Quinn's biographical asides, and her upspeak can be distracting. While Gilbert is good at injecting the author's humor into her narration, this work may be better enjoyed in print. C.M.A. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

APRIL 2019 - AudioFile