The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris
by Jennifer Dasal
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"In Belle Époque Paris, the Eiffel Tower was newly built, France was experiencing remarkable political stability, and American women were painting the town and gathering at a female-only Residence known as The American Girls' Club in Paris. Opened in 1893, The Club was the center of expatriate living and of dedication to a calling in the fine arts, and singularly harbored a generation of independent, talented, and driven American women. Now in The Club, curator, art historian, and podcast show more host Jennifer Dasal presents the never-before-told story of the Club, the philanthropists who created it, and the artists it housed. These women forged connections in the arts and letters with luminaries like Auguste Rodin and Gertrude Stein or became activists through their relationships with the likes of Emmeline Pankhurst. But just as importantly, these women's lives revealed the power of the Club itself, and the way that having a safe home for single women of ambition allowed them to grow as teachers, artists, suffragists, and people"-- show lessTags
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Well researched and extremely accessible.
Recommend to anyone interested in Art History, French History, and European History.
During the Belle Époque in Paris, this book highlights Artists, Architects & Photographers - Biographies.
Learning connects us in so many ways.
Rather than a dry historical account, first and foremost, this book is a work of true scholarship with entertaining storytelling and interesting facts. Highly recommend!
Recommend to anyone interested in Art History, French History, and European History.
During the Belle Époque in Paris, this book highlights Artists, Architects & Photographers - Biographies.
Learning connects us in so many ways.
Rather than a dry historical account, first and foremost, this book is a work of true scholarship with entertaining storytelling and interesting facts. Highly recommend!
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50 works; 1 member
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Jennifer Dasal is a curator of modern and contemporary art, and the host of the independent podcast ArtCurious. She lectures frequently on art both locally and nationally.
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