The militant muse : love, war and the women of surrealism
Chadwick, Whitney2017
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'The Militant Muse' documents what it meant to be young, ambitious and female in the context of an avant-garde movement defined by celebrated men whose educational, philosophical and literary backgrounds were often quite different from those of their younger lovers and companions. Focusing on the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, Whitney Chadwick charts five intense, far-reaching female friendships among the Surrealists to show how Surrealism, female friendship and the experiences of war, loss and trauma shaped individual women's transitions from beloved muses to mature artists. Her vivid account includes the fascinating story of Claude Cahun and Suzanne Malherbe's subversive activities in occupied Jersey, as well as the experiences of Lee Miller and Valentine Penrose at the frontline.
Main title:
The militant muse : love, war and the women of surrealism / Whitney Chadwick.
Author:
Chadwick, Whitney, author
Imprint:
London : Thames & Hudson, 2017.
Collation:
256 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780500239681 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
709.04063
Language:
English
BRN:
362058
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