Description
Book SynopsisAn original and revealing series of essays on couples who shared both sexual and artistic bonds.
Trade Review'An important book' - Guardian
'Many surprises and much to celebrate … a mine of fresh information' - Times Literary Supplement
'Compelling stories … intelligent biography and close critical readings' - New Statesman
'Reveals the pressures of societal assumptions, whilst revealing the limitations such constructions place on male and female creativity' - Aesthetica
'The intimacy of creativity is revealed to pave the way for extraordinary partnerships and eternal bonds … this original series of essays explores how a shared passion for the arts can make sparks fly' - Red
'Sublime' - Damian Barr's Literary Salon
'Reveals the pressures of societal assumptions, whilst revealing the limitations such constructions place on male and female creativity' - Aesthetica
Table of ContentsCamille Claudel & Auguste Rodin • Sonia & Robert Delaunay • Clara & Andre Malraux • Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant • Virginia Woolf & Vita-Sackville West • Leonora Carrington & Max Ernst • Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera • Kay Sage & Yves Tanguy • Anais Nin & Henry Miller • Lillian Hellman & Dashiell Hammett • Jasper Johns & Robert Rauschenberg • Simone & Andre Schwarz-Bart • Lee Krasner & Jackson Pollock
