Radicals and rogues : the women who made New York modern / Lottie Whalen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whalen, Lottie, author.

Contributor:

Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Women.

Women and the arts--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Women and the arts.

Women--New York (State)--New York--Intellectual life--20th century.

Physical Description:

303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2023.

Summary:

This is the story of a group of women whose experiments in art and life set the tone for the rise of New York as the twentieth century's capital of modern culture. Across the 1910s and '20s, through provocative creative acts, shocking fashion, political activism and dynamic social networks, these women reimagined modern life and fought for the chance to realize their visions. Taking the reader on a journey through the city's salons and bohemian hangouts, Radicals and Rogues celebrates the tastemakers, collectors, curators, artists and poets at the forefront of the early avant-garde scene. Focusing on the women trailblazers at the centre of artistic innovation, Lottie Whalen offers a lively new history of remarkable women in early twentieth-century New York City.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.

ISBN:

1789147867

9781789147865

OCLC:

1373828833