Queen of Arts

Women Artists Playing Cards

Lydia Miller, Laura Callaghan

£14.99

Reshuffle art history with Queen of Arts, a beautifully illustrated deck of playing cards and book spotlighting the lives, work and legacies of fifty-four remarkable women

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Overview

Did you know that the four suits of a modern-day deck of playing cards once represented the four classes of society in medieval France? Hearts represented the clergy, Spades the nobility, Diamonds the merchants and Clubs the peasants. Author Lydia Miller has reimagined these suits as Seers, Warriors, Influencers and Dissenters, curating the fifty-four women artists featured based on these categories. Laura Callaghan’s stunning, detail-packed illustrations will make you want to flip open the accompanying guide to learn about each artist.

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Book Details

Format: Index Cards

Size: 14.4 x 10.8 cm

Extent: 116 pp

Illustrations: 108

Publication date: 24 October 2024

ISBN: 9780500421079

Contents List

60 Cards + Booklet + Box

About the Author

Lydia Miller, Assistant Curator at Pallant House Gallery, holds a PhD in History of Art from the University of York. Previously, she was Chanel Assistant Curator for the Reframing Narratives: Women in Portraiture project at the National Portrait Gallery, London. She is also the author of Inspirational Women: Rediscovering Stories in Art, Science and Social Reform. Laura Callaghan is an Irish illustrator based in Belfast, renowned for her visually rich female-centric illustrations, hand painted in watercolour, gouache and isograph pen.