Painting Women Writers: Susanne du Toit Contributions on the experience of

Contributions on the experience of becoming a sitter from the writers and an introductory essay on du Toit's practice from art historian Sacha Llewellyn

Documenting a two-year project to capture the likenesses of nineteen women writers

" Jeanette Winterson

Previously she was Curator at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts

Painting Women Writers: Susanne du Toit Contributions on the experience of"What is a portrait? A likeness. A representation. A two dimensional rendering of a three dimensional object. A flat surface. A memorial. A piece of history. A copy? Something else?" Jeanette Winterson In this new title from Eiderdown Books, the award winning contemporary painter Susanne du Toit (b. 1955) explores the portraits of a selection of women writers, with an introduction by Jeanette Winterson. Documenting a two year project to capture the