Flower diary : in which Mary Hiester Reid paints, travels, marries & opens a door

Peacock, Molly 1947- (author.).

Summary: "Molly Peacock uncovers the history of neglected painter Mary Hiester Reid, a trailblazing artist who refused to choose between marriage and a career. Molly Peacock looks at the balancing act of female creativity and domesticity in the life of Mary Hiester Reid, a painter who produced over three hundred stunning, emotive floral still lifes and landscapes. Born in the U.S. in 1854, trained by libertine Thomas Eakins, Mary trailblazed in a life where she fought for her place as a professional artist without having to live as a tragic heroine. She married George A. Reid, a prominent Canadian painter, and moved with him to Toronto, though she kept a studio in the Catskill Mountains. But it was the Edwardian age, and while their relationship was more equal than most, it was Mary's place to manage the domestic scene. So, how do you find the time to paint when you need to get to the market to buy a chicken for dinner? And how do you manage a marriage when your art student becomes your rival?"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781770416222
ISBN: 1770416226
ISBN: 177305841X
ISBN: 9781773058412
ISBN: 1773058401
ISBN: 9781773058405
ISBN: 1773058398
ISBN: 9781773058399
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 436 pages).
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Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : ECW Press, [2021]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 23, 2021).