s.penkevich [hiatus-will return-miss you all]’s review of I'm Not Your Muse: Uncovering the Overshadowed Brilliance of Women Artists & Visionaries > Likes and Comments
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Great review s.penkevich! I like the artist vs muse quote you highlighted, so many women even now don't get credit for all their work, their efforts downplayed and only thanked for 'inspiration'.
This review is a masterpiece in itself—thank you for doing justice to such a vital and overdue celebration of women in art. I had chills reading about Na Hye-sŏk and Martha Gellhorn—how wild that her ex got equal credit for not even being there! The passion and frustration Lori Zimmer channels sounds palpable, and I love how this review honors that same energy. Adding this book to my list immediately. because yes, we should all be witches ✨
What a great review! This books seems amazing, I love discovering historical women who had an impact on art/literature/you name it and are mostly forgotten over time. Putting it on my tbr! If there ever is a English translation of „women literature“ by Nicole seifert, you should get your hands on it. It seems kind of similar in terms of uncovering misogyny
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EveStar91 wrote: "Great review s.penkevich! I like the artist vs muse quote you highlighted, so many women even now don't get credit for all their work, their efforts downplayed and only thanked for 'inspiration'."
Thank you so much! YEA isn't that a great quote? I'm obsessed with Leonora Carrington so it was a good excuse to use it haha. Definitely worth the read!
Maddy ✨ wrote: "This review is a masterpiece in itself—thank you for doing justice to such a vital and overdue celebration of women in art. I had chills reading about Na Hye-sŏk and Martha Gellhorn—how wild that h..."
We should all be witches indeed! (I say while shuffling my tarot deck haha) Isn't this really cool? The Gellhorn story is WILD. And Hemingway was still pissed even though he didn't deserve the shared credit. Ugh, he's one of those people that I understand why people really love but its like...please read any perspective of him on a woman who knew him and get back to me haha (Also John Lennon, sorry everyone). This was fantastic though, I actually just library requested The Story of Art Without Men as a follow-up (ALMOST bought it but it was $45 soooooo)
loreley wrote: "What a great review! This books seems amazing, I love discovering historical women who had an impact on art/literature/you name it and are mostly forgotten over time. Putting it on my tbr! If there..."
Oooo thank you I will keep an eye out for that! Im going to read The Story of Art Without Men soon and am pretty excited for it. I've heard the essays can get pretty fiery haha. But yeaaa theres so much that is just flat out misogyny denying women due credit. I just finished reading The Philosopher Queens: The Lives and Legacies of Philosophy's Unsung Women and that was basically the same message but also quite fascinating.
Kanako wrote: ""I am my own muse." -Julia Fox"
Oooo yes!
Fantastic review, S.P. And you're so smart with your quotes. Don't forget about my question! You don't have to go into detail, we can just talk about it in inbox so that you don't have to write nobel xD
I was sold on the title, Steve. And, then your powerful review. And, yes, I would have loved artwork within the pages, too. But still this looks like a lovely one to read. Thank you for introducing it to us. 🥰
Your reviews are beyond excellent 🫶✨
Matthew wrote: "Fantastic review, S.P. And you're so smart with your quotes. Don't forget about my question! You don't have to go into detail, we can just talk about it in inbox so that you don't have to write nob..."
OH YEA! Shoot what thread was it under? My bad I was awol a moment
s.penkevich wrote: "Matthew wrote: "Fantastic review, S.P. And you're so smart with your quotes. Don't forget about my question! You don't have to go into detail, we can just talk about it in inbox so that you don't h..."
Pretty sure, but not 100 percent, it was under a Virginia Woolf book, but as I said I am not fully sure. I do know the question was, how do you manage to do such indepth reviews — I struggle because of ADD, autism and other learning issues. I want to put more into it, so I get more interaction so that I can talk about the books that I read, especially since I don't usually follow trends where it comes to books.
I'm so grateful for your review, you totally get me! And while I wish we could afford the licenses for the actual artworks (they can be tough to get!), I hoped to inspire further investigation. I have found for myself that sometimes when a historical photo or artwork is there, I tend to think "well, thats it" and move on. Thank u again for such a thoughtful review. xx Lori
Lori wrote: "I'm so grateful for your review, you totally get me! And while I wish we could afford the licenses for the actual artworks (they can be tough to get!), I hoped to inspire further investigation. I h..."
Oh wow, thank you so much! This is such a fantastic book thank you for all your work and research (I have it up as one of my Staff Picks at the bookstore I work at right now). Ahhh yea, that makes sense, I always sort of wondered how getting the rights for actual artwork goes for collections like this and now I see why so many art book are put out by museums or people like Taschen who collect the rights for art reproductions. And that is a good point too, I like how this book encourages actually reading the text instead of just flipping through. Thank you again!
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Great review s.penkevich! I like the artist vs muse quote you highlighted, so many women even now don't get credit for all their work, their efforts downplayed and only thanked for 'inspiration'.
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This review is a masterpiece in itself—thank you for doing justice to such a vital and overdue celebration of women in art. I had chills reading about Na Hye-sŏk and Martha Gellhorn—how wild that her ex got equal credit for not even being there! The passion and frustration Lori Zimmer channels sounds palpable, and I love how this review honors that same energy. Adding this book to my list immediately. because yes, we should all be witches ✨
What a great review! This books seems amazing, I love discovering historical women who had an impact on art/literature/you name it and are mostly forgotten over time. Putting it on my tbr! If there ever is a English translation of „women literature“ by Nicole seifert, you should get your hands on it. It seems kind of similar in terms of uncovering misogyny
EveStar91 wrote: "Great review s.penkevich! I like the artist vs muse quote you highlighted, so many women even now don't get credit for all their work, their efforts downplayed and only thanked for 'inspiration'."Thank you so much! YEA isn't that a great quote? I'm obsessed with Leonora Carrington so it was a good excuse to use it haha. Definitely worth the read!
Maddy ✨ wrote: "This review is a masterpiece in itself—thank you for doing justice to such a vital and overdue celebration of women in art. I had chills reading about Na Hye-sŏk and Martha Gellhorn—how wild that h..."We should all be witches indeed! (I say while shuffling my tarot deck haha) Isn't this really cool? The Gellhorn story is WILD. And Hemingway was still pissed even though he didn't deserve the shared credit. Ugh, he's one of those people that I understand why people really love but its like...please read any perspective of him on a woman who knew him and get back to me haha (Also John Lennon, sorry everyone). This was fantastic though, I actually just library requested The Story of Art Without Men as a follow-up (ALMOST bought it but it was $45 soooooo)
loreley wrote: "What a great review! This books seems amazing, I love discovering historical women who had an impact on art/literature/you name it and are mostly forgotten over time. Putting it on my tbr! If there..."Oooo thank you I will keep an eye out for that! Im going to read The Story of Art Without Men soon and am pretty excited for it. I've heard the essays can get pretty fiery haha. But yeaaa theres so much that is just flat out misogyny denying women due credit. I just finished reading The Philosopher Queens: The Lives and Legacies of Philosophy's Unsung Women and that was basically the same message but also quite fascinating.
Kanako wrote: ""I am my own muse." -Julia Fox"Oooo yes!
Fantastic review, S.P. And you're so smart with your quotes. Don't forget about my question! You don't have to go into detail, we can just talk about it in inbox so that you don't have to write nobel xD
I was sold on the title, Steve. And, then your powerful review. And, yes, I would have loved artwork within the pages, too. But still this looks like a lovely one to read. Thank you for introducing it to us. 🥰
Your reviews are beyond excellent 🫶✨
Matthew wrote: "Fantastic review, S.P. And you're so smart with your quotes. Don't forget about my question! You don't have to go into detail, we can just talk about it in inbox so that you don't have to write nob..."OH YEA! Shoot what thread was it under? My bad I was awol a moment
s.penkevich wrote: "Matthew wrote: "Fantastic review, S.P. And you're so smart with your quotes. Don't forget about my question! You don't have to go into detail, we can just talk about it in inbox so that you don't h..."Pretty sure, but not 100 percent, it was under a Virginia Woolf book, but as I said I am not fully sure. I do know the question was, how do you manage to do such indepth reviews — I struggle because of ADD, autism and other learning issues. I want to put more into it, so I get more interaction so that I can talk about the books that I read, especially since I don't usually follow trends where it comes to books.
I'm so grateful for your review, you totally get me! And while I wish we could afford the licenses for the actual artworks (they can be tough to get!), I hoped to inspire further investigation. I have found for myself that sometimes when a historical photo or artwork is there, I tend to think "well, thats it" and move on. Thank u again for such a thoughtful review. xx Lori
Lori wrote: "I'm so grateful for your review, you totally get me! And while I wish we could afford the licenses for the actual artworks (they can be tough to get!), I hoped to inspire further investigation. I h..."Oh wow, thank you so much! This is such a fantastic book thank you for all your work and research (I have it up as one of my Staff Picks at the bookstore I work at right now). Ahhh yea, that makes sense, I always sort of wondered how getting the rights for actual artwork goes for collections like this and now I see why so many art book are put out by museums or people like Taschen who collect the rights for art reproductions. And that is a good point too, I like how this book encourages actually reading the text instead of just flipping through. Thank you again!
