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BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 THE 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 Sunday Times bestseller January 2023
