WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA long overdue, revisionist history of art by the brilliant Katy Hessel . . . Never stuffy or supercilious, Hessels book is a revelation and an important first step towards redressing the balance of an art world in which women have been sidelined, stepped over and trampled upon for far too long. REFINERY29An extraordinary achievement that will have a disruptive cultural legacy and help deter mine the landscape for years to come. HARPERS BAZAARKaty Hessel is a brilliant chronicler of the overlooked. I am so thrilled this book exists as an empowering, enlightening guide to the unforgettable vision of these brilliant artists. Essential reading. ELIZABETH DAYWill change the history of art . . . thank God. TRACEY EMINI was not aware how hungry I was for this book until I dropped everything and ate it from cover to cover. I was not aware how angry I was that this book did not exist until it existed. Its an urgently needed, un-put-downable, joyful, insightful, glorious, perspective-shifting revision of the Story of Art. ES DEVLIN__________________________________How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before the twentieth century? And what is the Baroque anyway?Have your sense of art history overturned, and your eyes opened to many art forms often overlooked or dismissed. From the Cornish coast to Manhattan, Nigeria to Japan, this is the story of art for our times - one with women at its heart, brought together for the first time by the creator of @thegreatwomenartists. __________________________________A spirited, inspiring, brilliantly illustrated history of female artistic endeavour . . . The Story of Art Without Men should be on the reading list of every A-level and university art history course and on the front table of every museum and gallery shop. LAURA FREEMAN, THE TIMESPassionate, enthusiastic and witty . . . I wish I had had this book as a teen