Farewell to the muse: love, war and the women of surrealism
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New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, 2017.
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256 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm
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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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English
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9780500239681, 0500239681

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Thames & Hudson London published this book with the same ISBN in 2017 with title: The militant muse : love, war and the women of surrealism.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-247) and index.
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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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APA Citation (style guide)

Chadwick, W. (2017). Farewell to the muse: love, war and the women of surrealism. Thames & Hudson.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Chadwick, Whitney. 2017. Farewell to the Muse: Love, War and the Women of Surrealism. Thames & Hudson.

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Chadwick, Whitney, Farewell to the Muse: Love, War and the Women of Surrealism. Thames & Hudson, 2017.

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Chadwick, Whitney. Farewell to the Muse: Love, War and the Women of Surrealism. Thames & Hudson, 2017.

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