Mid-Century Modern Women in the Visual Arts features an unparalleled collection of real-life heroines of the art, design, and fashion industries.
This gorgeous book is brimming with colorful, hand-painted portraits of each of the 25 creative women.
Each illustration is accompanied by a carefully selected quote-each lovely lady's own words to live by.
- Entries feature a short biography of each prominent figure of the 1930s to the 1960s.
- Brimming with original illustrations by Ellen Surrey
- Includes an introduction by Gloria Fowler
Discover Edith Head's humor, Alma Thomas's gift for color, Vera Neumann's inventive spirit, and Sister Corita Kent's life advice-as well as Yayoi Kusama, Mary Blair, Ruth Asawa, Eva Zeisel, Florence Knoll, and many more.
Mid-Century Modern Women in the Visual Arts is a celebration of some of the most creative and successful women of that era, and how their work still resonates today.
- Wit, wisdom, and willfulness abound on page after page of this vibrant anthology.
- A great pick for mid-century architecture, design, and lifestyle fans
- Includes a brilliant range of well-known women and those who certainly should be
- Makes for a treasured gift of inspiration for creative tweens to adults, as well as artists, designers, and feminists.Gorgeous on display on the coffee table
Featuring 25 mid-century modern women in the visual arts: Ray Eames; Edith Head; Peggy Moffitt; Yayoi Kusama; Frida Kahlo; Maija Isola; Sister Corita Kent; Coco Chanel; Bridget Riley; Ruth Asawa; Twiggy; Mary Quant; Louise Nevelson; Elaine Lustig Cohen; Helen Frankenthaler; Eva Zeisel; Georgia O'Keeffe; Florence Knoll; Edith Head; Alma Thomas; Vera Neumann; Eva Hesse; Alice Provensen; Greta Magnusson-Grossman; Mary Blair.
