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This inspiring book rewrites the history we thought we knew about women artists in 19th-century New York. Rediscovering a life once described in the national press as among the most important women in American history, the author also brings other lesser-known women into the canon. Unlike privileged woman like Mary Cassatt, Greatorex was born in Ireland, the daughter of a Methodist circuit-preacher, who through personal industry and restless entrepreneurship managed as a widow to raise four children, while building a stellar career as the foremost American woman-artist of her age. In researching this book, Manthorne retraced Eliza’s journey from Ireland to New York, to Munich, Oberammergau, Colorado and France.<\/p>\n
“A work of exceptional scholarship and dynamic storytelling, Restless Enterprise offers the first, comprehensive biography and critical assessment of the long-overlooked American artist Eliza Pratt Greatorex. Decades of original research have come to exquisite fruition in this captivating account of Irish roots, nineteenth-century art, women\u2019s rights, and westward expansion. Dr. Manthorne has illuminated a new star in American cultural history.”<\/em><\/p>\n –Adrienne Baxter Bell, Ph.D., author of George Inness and the Visionary Landscape and George Inness: Writings and Reflections on Art and Philosophy<\/p>\n Pre-order a copy online now, and receive a 30% discount.<\/p>\n www.ucpress.edu\/9780520355507<\/p>\n Under “Buying Options” select “UCPRESS”. Select “Coupon”. Use discount code 17M6662 at Checkout<\/p>\n RestlessEnterprise_UCPRESS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This inspiring book rewrites the history we thought we knew about women artists in 19th-century New York. Rediscovering a life once described in the national press as among the most important women in American history, the author also brings other lesser-known women into the canon. Unlike privileged woman like Mary Cassatt, Greatorex was born in … Continue reading PRE-ORDER DISCOUNT OFFER: Restless Enterprise: The Art and Life of Eliza Pratt Greatorex, by Katherine Manthorne<\/span>