{"title":"Whitney Chadwick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhitney Chadwick\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the intersection of gender and creativity, focusing on the role of women within modern art movements. Her works shed light on the contributions of women artists often overlooked in mainstream narratives, providing a deeper understanding of their impact on society and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect meticulously researched studies that blend art history with social commentary, featuring themes such as surrealism and feminist perspectives in the arts. Chadwick’s writing is essential for those interested in the vibrant stories behind women artists and their influential roles in shaping artistic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-militant-muse-by-whitney-chadwick-9780500298275","title":"The Militant Muse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautifully written and elegantly constructed narrative that explores the intense, complex and far-reaching female friendships among the Surrealists during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Militant Muse\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Focusing on the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, Whitney Chadwick charts five intense, far-reaching female friendships among the surrealists to show how surrealism 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. The book draws on personal correspondence between the women, including the extraordinary letters between Leonora Carrington and Leonor Fini following the imprisonment of Carrington's lover Max Ernst, and the letter Frida Kahlo shared with her friend and lover Jacqueline Lamba years after it was written in the 1930s during a difficult stay in Paris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This thoroughly engrossing history brings a new perspective to the political context of surrealism, as well as fresh insights on the vital importance of female friendship to artistic and intellectual flowering.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47363127804140,"sku":"9780500298275","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2803613482366.jpg?v=1772915799"},{"product_id":"women-art-and-society-by-whitney-chadwick-9780500204566","title":"Women, Art, and Society","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWomen, Art, and Society\u003c\/em\u003e by Whitney Chadwick is an acclaimed study that challenges the assumption that great women artists are exceptions to the rule, transcending their gender to produce major works of art. While acknowledging the many women whose contributions to visual culture since the Middle Ages have often been neglected, Chadwick’s survey amounts to much more than an alternative canon of women artists. It re-examines the works themselves and the ways in which they have been perceived as marginal, often in direct reference to gender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her discussion of feminism and its influence on such a reappraisal, the author also addresses the closely related issues of ethnicity, class, and sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a new preface and epilogue from an exciting new authority on the history of women artists, this revised edition continues the project of charting the evolution of feminist art history and pedagogy in recent years. 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