Women of the 1920s - Style, Glamour, and the Avant-Garde

Experience the glamor and excitement of the Jazz Age, through the lives of the women who defined it. Exploring the lives of 17 artists, writers, designers, dancers, adventurers, and athletes, this splendidly illustrated book brings together dozens of photographs with an engaging text.

List of contents

Introduction: Glamour, Style, and the Avant-Garde
 
Literature and Art
Zelda Fitzgerald
Nancy Cunard
Dorothy Parker
Tamara de Lempicka
 
Society and Fashion
Luisa Casati
Elsa Schiaparelli
Lee Miller
 
Photography and Film
Claude Cahun
Clara Bow
Louise Brooks
 
Cabaret and Dance
Anita Berber
Kiki de Montparnasse
Lavinia Schulz
Josephine Baker
 
Adventure and Sport
Amelia Earhart
Suzanne Lenglen
Clärenore Stinnes
 
Bibliography
Index of Names

About the author

Thomas Bleitner is a writer and bookseller based in Hamburg, Germany.

Summary

Experience the glamor and excitement of the Jazz Age, through the lives of the women who defined it.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Bleitner
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2019
• EAN: 9780789213471
• ISBN: 978-0-7892-1347-1
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 203 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 760 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, ART / Subjects & Themes / General, Collected biographies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical, Biography: arts & entertainment, Biography: arts and entertainment