What a glorious post--deeply researched and felt, chock-a-block with shining examples of her work that bring back memories of the fairly recent retrospective at the Baltimore Museum of Art. So many serious pursuits and interests infused her work--sport and poetry, a nod to dance in one of the quotes. And who could not love the photo of little Joan reading?
Joan is a queen of feminism, dogs and art!!! As a Londoner I will now be visiting the Tate ASAP to look at her work & think about this piece while doing so!
Love Joan Mitchell’s work, saw the show at the Whitney back in 2002, yes, they are massive works. Great to learn about her dogs. Thanks, Bailey.
What a glorious post--deeply researched and felt, chock-a-block with shining examples of her work that bring back memories of the fairly recent retrospective at the Baltimore Museum of Art. So many serious pursuits and interests infused her work--sport and poetry, a nod to dance in one of the quotes. And who could not love the photo of little Joan reading?
Ugh love Joan Mitchell ! Even better that she loves dogs 🐶
This is a post we never knew we needed. 🐾🐾
Thank you this. I had not heard of Joan Mitchell before and am so grateful for your piece as I have now fallen in love with her work. 🙏🏼
I loved this! I wish I had been able to know her. She seems like a force of nature herself. I now have a new favorite artist.
Joan is a queen of feminism, dogs and art!!! As a Londoner I will now be visiting the Tate ASAP to look at her work & think about this piece while doing so!
What a beautiful survey. Thank you! Now do cats. ;-)
When I first read the title, I thought you were going to be writing about JONI Mitchell.