Broad Strokes: 15 Women Who Made Art and Made History (in That Order) | 
pickI really really loved this gorgeous collection of bios of artists!! I can't believe I hadn't heard of most of them! It's sad 😥
My personal favorite was probably Rosa Bonhuer.
Parts of this book read almost like a memoir, but I didn't mind it
I highly recommend 😊
#art #womenshistorymonth
pickI haven‘t listened to an audiobook since I was a teenager, but Litsy inspired me to give them another go. Usually, I have trouble focusing on the narrator‘s voice and lose track of what‘s happening, but Tavia Gilbert kept me right there in the text the whole way through.
As for the book itself, this is a fun, fascinating look at the history surrounding 15 female artists and their works. I loved it & found the whole thing very inspiring.
pickLOVED 💖💖 this book! I learned so much about these 15 fascinating, incredible women, as artists and historical figures. As an artist myself, I was really inspired by their stories and accomplishments. Art history + feminism = right up my alley. I‘ll be recommending this to everyone all year, I‘m sure!
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Day 3: Broad Strokes by Bridget Quinn
pickI loved this book and also still learned from it! Back cover of Broad Strokes; shows which women artists are discussed. Highly recommend this illuminating look at women in art history. I also enjoyed the author's ruminations on her journey of discovering their stories and finding her own path, which does not overshadow these amazing women's lives.
Received this via the LibraryThing Early Reviewer program.
Stalking the last page of active Prime Day book deals because apparently they add books as time goes along-- that aren't in the previews of upcoming deals. I'm watching a few, too!
Bonus points if you recognize this guy in in the portrait (by Alice Neel).
Even today, sculptors have assistants that rough out the works, then the sculptor add the finishing touches. Edmonia Lewis (1844-1907), who was Native-American/African-American did everything herself. Photos from this book.
I'm enjoying this a lot so far. The author also inserts her own story here and there throughout. Also, each chapter is prefaced with an illustration by Lisa Congdon. This is Marie Denise Villers. Yet another woman artist who had a painting of hers originally misattributed to a well-known male artist (Jacques Louis David). Yet we still know more about him than her.
"Sewing—the old in and out—can easily be construed as a sexual metaphor." Never knew of that until now in spite of what I've read on women's art history. This is in the chapter about Judith Leyster. Many years ago, one of her paintings was purchased by the Louvre b/c it was thought to be a Frans Hals. When they realized their mistake, they hushed it up instead of being impressed a woman could be that good if not better.
#TBRTemptation seen at Books & Books in Miami #GetIndie
This was in today's mail, sent for review via LibraryThing Early Reviewer. I'm looking forward to this one, even though some 👩🏽🎨 artists and their stories are already familiar to me. Just now noticed the pun in the title.
pickCheck out this book! All female artists who are pretty bad-ass. It is fascinating!
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AALLLL art books and AALLLL female authors 👌😁
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