The Mirror and the Palette
- Author Jennifer Higgie
- Narrator Jennifer Higgie
- Publisher Orion
- Run Time 9 hours and 37 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Feminism and feminist theory, History of art, Society and culture: general.
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What to expect
'A fascinating survey . . . Extraordinary' DAILY MAIL
'A bewitching, invigorating history' OLIVIA LAING
'Grips from the opening pages' FINANCIAL TIMES
'Important and brilliantly accessible' VOGUE
Until the twentieth century, art history was, in the main, written by white men who tended to write about other white men. The idea that women in the West have always made art was rarely cited as a possibility. Yet they have - and, of course, continue to do so - often against tremendous odds, from laws and religion to the pressures of family and public disapproval.
In THE MIRROR AND THE PALETTE, Jennifer Higgie introduces us to a cross-section of women artists who embody the fact that there is more than one way to understand our planet, more than one way to live in it and more than one way to make art about it. Spanning 500 years, biography and cultural history intertwine in a narrative packed with tales of rebellion, adventure, revolution, travel and tragedy enacted by women who turned their back on convention and lived lives of great resilience, creativity and bravery. This is a dazzlingly original and ambitious book by one of the most well-respected art critics at work today.
Critics Review
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A bewitching, invigorating history of women artists, the work they’ve made and the impossibly hard conditions in which it was produced. I can’t think of a more satisfying riposte to anyone who asks why there have been no great women artists than to present them with this incandescent book
OLIVIA LAING -
Brilliant . . . reveals an until-now hidden history of women’s self-portraiture. A gift that keeps on giving
NEW STATESMAN, Books of the Year -
An uplifting and dazzling tour through history . . . a breakout book that shifts the spotlight onto the names that the art world has painted over. It’s illuminating and essential reading
STYLIST -
Sumptuous as well as fascinating
OBSERVER -
Joyous . . . As Jennifer Higgie argues in this fine, haunting book, women have always made art, despite the discouragement lobbed in their path. The Mirror and the Palette is a redress, and vividly done – so much so that it rustles with the women’s presence. You feel them standing behind you, expectant . . . A revelatory study
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH -
Jennifer Higgie puts female artists centre stage with this fascinating biography looking at 500 years of self-portraits
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