256 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm
Note
Thames & Hudson London published this book with the same ISBN in 2017 with title: The militant muse : 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.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-247) and index.
