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More than a Muse
Creative Partnerships That Sold Talented Women Short
Katie McCabe
- 272 pages
- English
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More than a Muse
Creative Partnerships That Sold Talented Women Short
Katie McCabe
About This Book
How many times have you seen a woman artist solely referred to as the wife, girlfriend, muse, or 'mistress' of a man in the public eye?
Throughout history, the achievements of women working across artistic disciplines – from visual artists to writers to filmmakers – have been largely undervalued, with the title of 'genius' reserved mainly for men. More than a Muse unpacks the complex romantic relationships that left women overshadowed, anonymous or underestimated in their work. Katie McCabe shines a light on the stories of talents like photographer Dora Maar, pioneering film editor and Hitchcock-collaborator Alma Reville, jazz pianist Lil Hardin Armstrong and many more.
Exploring a broad scope of art movements and moments from Surrealism to early British silent film, Katie reexamines the contributions of women that have too often been ignored. More than a Muse views our history through the lens of artistic partnership, and positions women solidly in the foreground.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Pre-Raphaelite women: breaking through the myths
- 2 Clara Schumann: the virtuoso
- 3 Impressionism: Marie Bracquemond and the feminine influence
- 4 Camille Claudel: master sculptor
- 5 Bohemian dreams: Ida Nettleship and Hilda Carline
- 6 Gabriele Münter: the blue rider
- 7 Varvara Stepanova: constructing Russian art
- 8 Dada vision: Emmy Hennings and Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
- 9 Lucia Moholy: behind the scenes at the Bauhaus
- 10 Lil Hardin Armstrong and the Jazz Age: born to swing
- 11 Alma Reville: the silent partner
- 12 Josephine Nivison Hopper: the recovery
- 13 Shirley Graham Du Bois: renaissance woman
- 14 Surrealist women: Jacqueline Lamba and Suzanne Césaire
- 15 Dora Maar: radical photography
- 16 Lee Krasner: rip it up, start again
- 17 Margaret Keane: big eyes
- 18 Shigeko Kubota: the mother of video art
- 19 Where are we now?
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- Picture credits
- Acknowledgements