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Some of America’s greatest artists were nearly lost to history — because they were women. In Identity Unknown: Rediscovering Seven American Women Artists, award-winning writer Donna Seaman rescues seven first-rate twentieth-century artists from obscurity. In brilliant, compassionate prose, she reveals what drove them and how they worked: from sculptor Louise Nevelson and surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie to five more visionaries whose names deserve to be known.
Each portrait restores a full life and body of work that art history too often dismissed in a caption or left out entirely — featuring stunning examples of the artists’ own creations. Published by Bloomsbury in 2017 and widely praised by critics. From sculptor Louise Nevelson to surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie — seven lives restored.
Identity Unknown speaks to all women about claiming their place — and to every reader who loves art, biography, and untold stories. A beautiful act of rediscovery that changes how you see American art. Published by Bloomsbury in 2017 and widely praised by critics.
Some of America’s greatest artists were nearly lost to history — not because their work was minor, but because they were women. In Identity Unknown: Rediscovering Seven American Women Artists, award-winning writer and Booklist editor Donna Seaman rescues seven first-rate twentieth-century artists from obscurity.
In brilliant, compassionate prose, Seaman reveals what drove these artists and how they worked: from the sculptor Louise Nevelson and the surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie to five more visionaries whose names deserve to be known. Each portrait restores a full life and body of work that art history too often dismissed in a caption or left out entirely — while featuring stunning examples of the artists’ own creations.
Published by Bloomsbury in 2017 and widely praised by critics, Identity Unknown speaks to all women about claiming their place — and to every reader who loves art, biography, and untold stories. A beautiful act of rediscovery that changes how you see American art.
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