Grand finales : the creative longevity of women artists /

"Each of Grand Finales' nine riveting chapters features women artists, George Eliot, Colette, Georgia O'Keeffe, Isak Dinesen, Marianne Moore, Louise Bourgeois, Mary Lou Williams, Gwendolyn Brooks and Katherine Dunham, who transformed the last stage of existence into a rousing conclusi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gubar, Susan, 1944-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2025].
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Creative ability in old age. Women artists > 20th century > Biography. Women authors > 20th century > Biography. Creativity in literature. Older people > Conduct of life. Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) Longevity. Women artists > Biography. Women authors > Biography. Women.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : Creativity in old age
Section I. Lovers
George Eliot
Colette
Georgia O'Keeffe
Section II. Mavericks
Isak Dinesen
Marianne Moore
Louise Bourgeois
Section III. Sages
Mary Lou Williams
Gwendolyn Brooks
Katherine Dunham
Conclusion : Inventive endgames in our times.