**OUT NOW: H ow to Live an Artful Life Katy Hessel's new guide to finding art in the
everyday** WATERSTONES 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.'
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it existed. It's an urgently needed un-put-downable joyful insightful glorious
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__________________________________ 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
