Mid-Century Modern Women in the Visual Arts - by Gloria Fowler (Hardcover)

About the Book

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.

Book Synopsis

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

About the Author

Gloria Fowler is a publisher, editor, designer, and author based in Los Angeles who has created many books on design and the arts.

Ellen Surrey is a Los Angeles-based illustrator with a love of all things nostalgic. Her clients include the New York Times, New Yorker, Google, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and more.