Broad Strokes Lib/E: 15 Women Who Made Art and Made History (in That Order) (Audiobook)

from KatharineClifton

It's been many years since earning my B.A. in Art History, and it was fun to dive back into deeper looks into the lives of individual artists, especially female artists. I will admit that most of the names were unknown to me, which, honestly, made it even more fun. The author has a writing style ...

from artistlibrarian

Ranging from Artemisia Gentileschi of the seventeenth century through to today's brightest, Kara Walker and Susan O'Malley, this collection of essays on fifteen of art history's best women artists is a terrific introduction to the subject. Quinn writes art history the way folks actually want to r...

from over.the.edge

Broad Strokes: 15 Women Who Made Art and Made History (In That Order) by Bridget Quinn 2017 Chronicle Books 4.0 / 5.0 Many art books and overviews about Art or Art Movements and Styles, have marginalized, or not included, many of the major women artists. Many other women artists and their work we...

from book58lover

This book was a chameleon for me. Initially I was not impressed with the writing style and was puzzled by the choices of artists, although I must confess that I know very little about the art in the book. But as I continued to read I fell in to the writing and became impressed with the artists, b...

from TheGilletteLibrary

Bridget Quinn's Broad Strokes was a fun and fascinating read into the lives of several women artists. I appreciated the broad range and conversational writing style that highlights Quinn's authorial voice. The work is a mixture of anecdotal biography and visual analysis, one which emphasizes the ...