Farewell to the muse, love, war and the women of surrealism, Whitney Chadwick
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Farewell to the muse, love, war and the women of surrealism, Whitney Chadwick
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-247) and index
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contains biographical information
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portraitsillustrations
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index present
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non fiction
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Farewell to the muse
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bibliography
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975365900
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Whitney Chadwick
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love, war and the women of surrealism
Summary
Focusing on the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, Whitney Chadwick charts five intense, far-reaching female friendships among the surrealists to show how surrealism and the experiences of war, loss and trauma shaped individual women's transitions from beloved muses to mature artists. Her vivid account includes the fascinating story of Claude Cahun and Suzanne Malherbe's subversive activities in occupied Jersey, as well as the experiences of Lee Miller and Valentine Penrose at the frontline
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Love, war and the women of surrealism
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