WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A long
overdue revisionist history of art by the brilliant Katy Hessel . . . Never stuffy or
supercilious Hessel's book is a revelation and an important first step towards redressing the
balance of an art world in which women have been sidelined stepped over and trampled upon for
far too long.' REFINERY29 'An extraordinary achievement that will have a disruptive cultural
legacy and help determine the landscape for years to come.' HARPER'S BAZAAR 'Katy Hessel is a
brilliant chronicler of the overlooked. I am so thrilled this book exists as an empowering
enlightening guide to the unforgettable vision of these brilliant artists. Essential reading.'
ELIZABETH DAY 'Will change the history of art . . . thank God.' TRACEY EMIN 'I was not aware
how hungry I was for this book until I dropped everything and ate it from cover to cover. I was
not aware how angry I was that this book did not exist until it existed. It's an urgently
needed un-put-downable joyful insightful glorious perspective-shifting revision of the
Story of Art.' ES DEVLIN __________________________________ How many women artists do you know?
Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before the twentieth century? And what is
the Baroque anyway? Have your sense of art history overturned and your eyes opened to many art
forms often overlooked or dismissed. From the Cornish coast to Manhattan Nigeria to Japan
this is the story of art for our times - one with women at its heart brought together for the
first time by the creator of @thegreatwomenartists. __________________________________ 'A
spirited inspiring brilliantly illustrated history of female artistic endeavour . . . The
Story of Art Without Men should be on the reading list of every A-level and university art
history course and on the front table of every museum and gallery shop.' LAURA FREEMAN THE
TIMES 'Passionate enthusiastic and witty . . . I wish I had had this book as a teenager' THE I
