@KatyHessel

Art Historian • Author of The Story of Art without Men • Columnist @Guardian • Host of The Great Women Artists Podcast • Sign up: https://xitter.cf/t.co/qZHoFLWhzl ✨

 London, England
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Joined February 2017
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We're on BILLBOARDS! 😎 Get yours: waterstones.com/book/the-sto…
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Dressing up as a witch at Halloween? The sickening origins of this caricature may make you think again theguardian.com/artanddesign…

Dressing up as a witch at Halloween? The sickening origins of this caricature may make you think...

How did the idea of a grotesque, green-skinned, broomstick-riding hag come about? It was a lethal combination of church zealots, the invention of the printing press – and male doctors contemptuous of...

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The wonderful @KatyHessel is here to talk about The Story of Art Without Men with @history_alice 🎨🖌️
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TODAY on the GWA Podcast: I interview Merve Emre on sisters, Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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99p! For one day only! amazon.co.uk/Story-Art-witho…
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Discussing the trailblazing sculptor, Camille Claudel, on the GWA Podcast! Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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My essay for this month's @ELLEUK!
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Thank you @KatyHessel for having me on The Great Women Artists podcast 🎀🧸💦 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Such a wonderful series by Andrew O'Hagan: bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/m002…

BBC Sounds - On Friendship by Andrew O'Hagan - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of On Friendship by Andrew O'Hagan on BBC Sounds.

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ALI SMITH signing copies of new novel Gliff this afternoon, ahead of publication on 31st October
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So excited!
Medieval Manuscripts@BLMedieval26 Sep 2024
Joan of Arc. Julian of Norwich. Melisende of Jerusalem. Margery Kempe. Eleanor of Aquitaine. Hildegard of Bingen. Christine de Pisan. Licoricia of Winchester. Marie de France. Eleanor Cobham. Starting to feel excited yet? blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscr…
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A medieval English birth girdle, an amulet offering protection for women during childbirth. It's inscribed with protective prayers, charms and other talismans. One of over 130 items featured in our upcoming exhibition Medieval Women: In Their Own Words! blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscr…
An image of an unfurled birth girdle, featuring inscribed prayers and image-based talismans, including a life-size representation of Christ's Side Wound and the Three Nails used during the Crucifixion.

ALT An image of an unfurled birth girdle, featuring inscribed prayers and image-based talismans, including a life-size representation of Christ's Side Wound and the Three Nails used during the Crucifixion.

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We are Cake of the Month at Dunn's Bakery!
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'Like so many women artists, Claudel has often been overshadowed by her male lover' On the blog, @KatyHessel, author of our Non-fiction Book of the Month The Story of Art Without Men, spotlights pioneering sculptor Camille Claudel: exyu.short.gy/lIqLX7
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mary beard@wmarybeard21 Sep 2024
Enjoy this discussion with me and Elif Shafak. In a dramatic setting in @britishmuseum , we talk about her new novel, 'There are Rivers in the Sky', but also about the complexities of cultural property, and why fiction is great at exploring those. tinyurl.com/5bstkxsp
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Love to see it: ft.com/content/67bf6d32-dc6e…

The history of the power lunch, without men

In the golden age of midday hedonism, some sisters were doing it for themselves

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Pina Bausch fans – date for your diary 🗓️ A new encounter with Kontakthof is being created World premiere @operwuppertal Nov 2024 International tour 2025 Sadler’s Wells Spring 2026 🎟️Tix on sale 27 Sept sadl.rs/47DT8jq 📷 Ulli Weiss © Pina Bausch Foundation, Ulli Weiss
Black and white photograph of two women in white, behind them stands a man in a suit

ALT Black and white photograph of two women in white, behind them stands a man in a suit

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Proud:
Ed Cumming@edcumming19 Sep 2024
INDUSTRY renewed for fourth season 📈📈📈
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I wrote the Guardian's obituary for Rebecca Horn. theguardian.com/artanddesign…

Rebecca Horn obituary

German artist who explored personal and cultural trauma through sculpture, film and performance

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On Tuesday, @KatyHessel and @PINsykes discussed women's unique and underappreciated contribution to art history, live at the beautiful @UnionChapelUK🎨 For a limited time, we've made the livestream footage free to watch in full: mailchi.mp/intelligencesquar…
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