Great Housewives of Art

By Sally Swain

Book Overview

Everyone knows that behind every great artist stands the wellspring of his genius--the woman of his life. But for years, the lives of these women have remained shrouded in mystery. Here, artist Sally... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140115862
• ISBN13: 9780140115864
• Release Date: May 1989
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.6" x 0.3" x 6.4"

Customer Reviews

Clever pictures of the Wives of Great Artists

I first read Sally Swain books in England and had to purchase her calendars as well as her books. They surely do bring chuckles to the "reader".

fun

This is a fun book. Clever idea and usually understandable. Especially good for presenters who wish to add some humor and/or color to a talk.

Wonderfully inventive as well as humorous.

Sally Swain has taken the time to find the key which can unlock all those frustrations ordinary people have with the arcane manner in which MOST critics deal with art. It is such a baloon burster that it dare not be missed by all serious students of art.

Very funny parodies of famous paintings

Sally Swain's Great Housewives of Art and ditto Revisted are hilariously funny parodies of famous paintings, and a very sophisticated form of humour in that if you do not know the original paintings you are at a loss as to why other people are rolling in the aisles. Women find them funnier than men, but men are the ones being sniped at by Ms Swain's brush. What she does is take a famous painting, like Munch's "The Scream" and alter it ever so slightly so that it becomes "Mrs Munch bemoans the tomato sauce stains on the wall". So you have Monet's "Waterlillies" becoming "Mrs Monet vacuums the pool" and Rembrandt's "Woman Bathing" Mrs Rembrandt defrosting the Fridge. A good book to keep in the bathroom, but if you are having a large party remove it or people stay there too long!