The Mirror and the Palette
Rebellion, Revolution and Resilience: 500 Years of Women's Self-Portraits
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The Mirror and the Palette
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Jennifer Higgie
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Jennifer Higgie
About this listen
Until the twentieth century, art history was, in the main, written by white men who tended to write about other white men. The idea that women in the West have always made art was rarely cited as a possibility. Yet they have - and, of course, continue to do so - often against tremendous odds, from laws and religion to the pressures of family and public disapproval.
In THE MIRROR AND THE PALETTE, Jennifer Higgie introduces us to a cross-section of women artists who embody the fact that there is more than one way to understand our planet, more than one way to live in it and more than one way to make art about it. Spanning 500 years, biography and cultural history intertwine in a narrative packed with tales of rebellion, adventure, revolution, travel and tragedy enacted by women who turned their back on convention and lived lives of great resilience, creativity and bravery. This is a dazzlingly original and ambitious book by one of the most well-respected art critics at work today.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-03-2022
Just wonderful
A most educative and entertaining experience.
Each chapter transports you into the world and experience of the subject. Additionally the reader could read car manual and make it interesting.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-03-2022
Wonderful book.
I sincerely loved this book, and the narration! Can’t understand why anyone would give it a bad review. As a woman who paints, but who also has a “day job” to pay the bills, and who parents while also supporting elderly parents, this really resonated with me.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-07-2023
A wonderful book
Deeply moving and so well researched. Women artists who have lived in obscurity in spite of their great talent and relevance.
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- jon irvine
- 05-12-2023
A welcome addition to art history
Love the book, love the author. A welcome perspective and addition to female art history, brilliantly researched, written and read.
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