{"product_id":"sisters-in-art-9781513289519","title":"Sisters in Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith color photographs and artwork, \u003ci\u003eSisters in Art\u003c\/i\u003e is the first biography to capture the lives and works of Margaret, Esther, and Helen Bruton, three exceptionally talented sisters whose mark on the California modernist art scene still impacts our world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominee, 2021 New Deal Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Great stories abound in this book, including the goings-on of the 'Monterey Group' of painters and an encounter with a teetotaling Henri Matisse at a North Beach cocktail party. If California had a Belle Époque, this was it. From their chubby-cheeked 'Gibson Girl' childhood through their sunlit dotage, the Brutons were exemplars of many aspects of California history and, in recent years, overlooked. Good’s book corrects this.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Both beautiful and substantial, \u003ci\u003eSisters in Art: The Biography of Margaret, Esther, and Helen Bruton\u003c\/i\u003e. . . would make a great gift for the art lover in your life […] The book contains detailed-but-lively accounts of the sisters' lives and work, and is filled with black-and-white and color plates of their art.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Carmel Pine Cone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An illuminating and heroic work... [Good] writes vividly about how all three Brutons continued to make art until the very end of their lives.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJasmin Darznik, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bohemians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For decades, Margaret, Esther and Helen Bruton have been relegated to a side note in California art history. Yet their work has found new appreciation in the 21st century, and their fascinating lives and impressive artistic achievements are finally coming back into the light.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarmel Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEducated at art schools in New York and Paris, the Brutons ran in elite artistic circles and often found themselves in the company of luminaries including Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Henri Matisse, Armin Hansen, Maynard Dixon, Imogen Cunningham, and Ansel Adams. Their contemporaries described the sisters as geniuses, for they were bold experimenters who excelled in a wide variety of mediums and styles, each eventually finding a specialization that expressed her best: Margaret turned to oil paintings, watercolors, and terrazzo tabletops; Esther became known for her murals, etchings, fashion illustrations, and decorative screens; and Helen lost herself in large-scale mosaics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough celebrated for their achievements during the 1920s and 1930s, the Brutons cared little about fame, failing to promote themselves or their work. Over time, the \"famous Bruton sisters\" and their impressive art careers were nearly forgotten. Now for the first time, \u003ci\u003eSisters in Art\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the contributions of Margaret, Esther, and Helen Bruton as their works continue to inspire and find new appreciation today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wendy Van Wyck Good","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48304655466747,"sku":"9781513289519","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781513289519_117e42d6-5416-4ebd-8729-6378801044bb.jpg?v=1772484343","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/sisters-in-art-9781513289519","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}