{"product_id":"alias-olympia-9780801486098","title":"Alias Olympia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEunice Lipton was a fledging art historian when she first became intrigued by Victorine Meurent, the nineteenth-century model who appeared in Edouard Manet's most famous paintings, only to vanish from history in a haze of degrading hearsay. But had...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rare alchemy. A melding of art history and autobiography.\u003c\/p\u003e * Village Voice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully written—brisk, poignant and humorous. A witty critique of the art historical profession and a sexy, sad memoir with a happy ending. \u003ci\u003eAlias Olympia\u003c\/i\u003e is the most original art book to emerge from my feminist art generation.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Lucy R. Lippard * Women's Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this wonderfully digressive blend of art history and autobiography, Eunice Lipton chronicles her search for Victorine Meurent, the model for two of Edouard Manet's most famous paintings, 'Olympia' and 'Dejeuner sur l'Herbe.' In the end, and much to the reader's delight, Lipton has done what she set out to do: rescue Victorine Meurent from history. It is a marvelous recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholarly research-as-usual is converted into a cliffhanger... a pioneering attempt to fashion a counter—or post-academic self in print.... \u003ci\u003eAlias Olympia\u003c\/i\u003e will Liptonize art historians in the popular imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e * Art in America *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe elegance and clarity of Lipton's prose make \u003ci\u003eAlias Olympia\u003c\/i\u003e a joy to read.... Significantly advances our knowledge about lesbians in the visual arts.\u003c\/p\u003e * Lambda Book Report *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThink of \u003ci\u003eAlias Olympia\u003c\/i\u003e as a Canterbury Tale; a life-story told on a pilgrimage. It is an exploration in a dizzying variety of senses, from her laborious attempt to unearth the real life of her subject to reflections on her own childhood and career to the igniting effect of the feminist movement to musings on the fact that Victorine and Eunice have a common etymology, both signifying 'triumph.'\u003ci\u003e Alias Olympia\u003c\/i\u003e stands for part of the truth... but its humanity is entire.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Richard Eder * Los Angeles Times *","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405169172823,"sku":"9780801486098","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801486098.jpg?v=1730488964","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/alias-olympia-9780801486098","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}