Ep 85: Women Mystics in Art w/ Jennifer Coates (Part 2)
We're back for Part 2! Artist, Jennifer Coates joins me again to discuss 2 modern-day women mystic artists: Cornish Visionary, Ithell Colquhoun and Desert Transcendentalist, Agnes Pelton.
Ithell Colquhoun links and mentions:
"Papers of Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988)" archive at Tate Modern
The Living Stones: Cornwall book by Ithell Colquhoun
"The Mantic Stain" 1949 essay by Ithell Colquhoun
"Dance of the Nine Opals" 1942 painting by Ithell Colquhoun
"Scylla" 1938 painting by Ithell Colquhoun
"Alcove" 1946 painting by Ithell Colquhoun
Elliott Green, artist
Ithell Colquhoun: Between Worlds ed Katy Norris
"Taro of Color": Ithell Colquhoun's Tarot Deck 1977
Agnes Pelton links and mentions:
Transcendental Painting Group, incl Raymond Johnson
Hilma Af Klint
Helena Blavatsky & Theosophy
Alchemy 1937-9
Mother of Silence 1933
Photo of Agnes Pelton in Cathedral City 1932
Mystical Book Nook
The Living Stones: Cornwall book by Ithell Colquhoun
Ithell Colquhoun: Between Worlds ed Katy Norris
Practical Mysticism by Evelyn Underhill
On Mysticism by Simon Critchley
Holy Feast and Holy Fast: The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women by Caroline Walker Bynum
Ithell Colquhoun: Genius of The Fern Loved Gully by Amy Hale
Weird Studies Podcast: Amy Hale episode
Medieval Women: the Curators' Lunchtime Lecture on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUgweMmuhyI
Medieval Women: Voices and Visions (British Library) ed Julian Harrison & Eleanor Jackson
Agnes Pelton: Desert Transcendentalist (Phoenix Art Museum) ed Gilbert Vicario
The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting from 1890 to 1985 ed Maurice Tuchman
Thanks so much to my guest cohost, Jennifer Coates!
Find her online: web and IG
Thanks to you for listening!
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