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

Mid-Century Modern Women in the Visual Arts - by  Gloria Fowler (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>Mid-Century Modern Women</i> in the Visual Arts features an unparalleled collection of real-life heroines of the art, design, and fashion industries. <p/>This gorgeous book is brimming with colorful, hand-painted portraits of each of the 25 creative women. <p/>Each illustration is accompanied</b> by a carefully selected quote-each lovely lady's own words to live by. <p/>- Entries feature a short biography of each prominent figure of the 1930s to the 1960s.<br>- Brimming with original illustrations by Ellen Surrey<br>- Includes an introduction by Gloria Fowler <p/><b>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. <p/><i>Mid-Century Modern Women in the Visual Arts</i> is a celebration of some of the most creative and successful women of that era, and how their work still resonates today.</b> <p/>- Wit, wisdom, and willfulness abound on page after page of this vibrant anthology.<br>- A great pick for mid-century architecture, design, and lifestyle fans<br>- Includes a brilliant range of well-known women and those who certainly should be<br>- Makes for a treasured gift of inspiration for creative tweens to adults, as well as artists, <br> designers, and feminists.<br>- Gorgeous on display on the coffee table<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Gloria Fowler is a publisher, editor, designer, and author based in Los Angeles who has created many books on design and the arts. <p/>Ellen Surrey is a Los Angeles-based illustrator with a love of all things nostalgic. Her clients include <i>the New York Times</i>, <i>New Yorker</i>, Google, <i>Wall Street Journal</i>, <i>Los Angeles Times</i>, and more.

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