I paint the books that change people's lives, that make us who we are. In this ridiculous year that alternates between supremely inspiring (smash that highest glass, HRC!) and supremely depressing (ugh, I can't even type his name), I have been thinking a *LOT* about equality, privilege, and love, for women and men of all races and orientations. There's one thing that has shown me how pervasive sexist shit still is AND helped me feel better about all the things being done to overcome it: the She-Woman Misogyny Haters Club, started by Ms. Jen Bekman on Facebook. Despite the name, there are both male and female members, and many of them gave their excellent input on what books made them the feminists they are today (like We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie), or taught them that it's totally awesome to be a girl (A Wrinkle in Time!) or woman. There are even a few new books by club members, including Grace Bonney's In the Company of Women and Julie Scelfo's The Women Who Made New York.
"Ideal Bookshelf 974: Feminists is the brainchild of my dear friend, longtime 20x200 artist and books-as-art impresario Jane Mount. It’s not meant to be the ideal feminist bookshelf, but rather a compilation of must-reads sourced from the well-read denizens of a club to which we are both very pleased to belong called The She-Woman Misogyny Hater’s Club" ... Read more from Jen Bekman on the blog!
+ Limited-edition, exclusive to 20x200
+ Museum quality: archival inks, 100% cotton rag paper unless noted
+ Signed + numbered certificate of authenticity included
+ Directly supports the artist
+ Handcrafted custom-framing is available
Our quoted dimensions are for the size of paper containing the images, not the printed image itself. We do not alter the aspect ratio, nor do we crop or resize the artists’ originals. All of our prints have a minimum border of .5 inches to allow for framing.
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Museo PR
Edition Structure:
10"x8" | edition of 20
14"x11" | edition of 500
20"x16" | edition of 100
30"x24" | edition of 10
40"x30" | edition of 2
