Farewell to the Muse: Love, War and the Women of Surrealism

Now available in paperback, a fascinating look at the ambitions and friendships of a talented group of midcentury women artists by celebrated author Whitney Chadwick.

Farewell to the Muse documents what it meant to be a young, ambitious woman during an avant-garde movement defined by celebrated men. Focusing on the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, art historian Whitney Chadwick charts the lives of five female surrealists-connecting their experiences with art, friendship, and war. This vivid account,...