Katy Hessel: An Illustrated Guide to Amazing Women Artists
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Join art historian and bestselling author Katy Hessel for a special family book talk celebrating the release of The Story of Art Without Men: An Illustrated Guide to Amazing Women Artists , introducing young readers to the groundbreaking women artists too often left out of history. Through interactive discussion, drawing, and visual storytelling, Hessel invites families to participate in expanding the story of art history and discover how art can always be relevant to them. Hessel will be joined on stage by illustrator Ping Zhu for an interactive live drawing demonstration to accompany the program. Copies of Hessel’s books, including The Story of Art Without Men: An Illustrated Guide to Amazing Women Artists, will be available for purchase in the Museum Shop. EVENT SCHEDULE 11 AM – 12 PM | Talk and Visual Storytelling with Katy Hessel and Ping Zhu | Ring Auditorium 12 PM | Book Signing with Katy Hessel and Ping Zhu | Lower Level Lobby 10 AM – 2 PM | Art-making inspired by Joan Mitchell | Hirshhorn Art School ABOUT KATY HESSEL Katy Hessel is an art historian and the author of the international bestseller The Story of Art Without Men (Waterstones Book of the Year 2022); How To Live an Artful Life; and The Story of Art Without Men: An Illustrated Guide to Amazing Women Artists , her first children’s book. She runs @thegreatwomenartists on Instagram, hosts The Great Women Artists Podcast, and writes a column for The Guardian. A Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University and Trustee
