THE MILITANT MUSE

Focusing on the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, Chadwick charts five intense, far-reaching female friendships among the surrealists to show how surrealism and the experiences of war, loss and trauma shaped individual womens transitions from beloved muses to mature artist s. Her vivid account includes the fascinating story of Claude Cahun and Suzanne Malherbes subversive activities in occupied Jersey, as well as the experiences of Lee Miller and Valentine Penrose at the frontline. The book draws on correspondence between the women , including...[Read more]