Description: This groundbreaking book compares the art, lives, & achievements of three great artists of the Americas: Emily Carr of Canada, Georgia O'Keeffe of the United States, & Frida Kahlo of Mexico. Each became her country's preeminent woman painter in the twentieth century, & all explored similar issues in their painting. Sharyn Udall shows how each artist searched for an authentic, personal identity & analyzes in detail the issues these women faced in relation to nationality, nature, gender, & the creation of a personal mythology. Although their work is visually disparate, certain interesting themes connect Carr, O'Keeffe, & Kahlo, & Udall draws on rich archives & uses specific works of art to illustrate the differences & similarities among the three. By viewing their work collectively, she shows how we can illuminate in new ways the art of a continent.

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