J. Vanessa Lyon

With beguiling wit and undeniable passion, LUSH LIVES is a deliciously queer and sexy novel about bold, brilliant women unafraid to take risks and fight for what they love.

The art historian, poet, and novelist close-reads images, moving and still, canonical and lesser known, that have shaped her evolving identity as an American “Mulatta” lesbian born at the end of the Civil Rights Movement in this singular blend of... Lire la suite

Figuring Faith and Female Power in the Art of Rubens argues that the Baroque painter, propagandist, and diplomat, Peter Paul Rubens, was not only aware of rapidly shifting religious and cultural attitudes toward women, but actively engaged in... Lire la suite