Paris Was a Woman: Portraits from the Left Bank

This book is a chronicle of the seminal and unique community of women who became known as the "women of the left bank." Authors Colette, Djuna Barnes, and Gertrude Stein, poets H.D. and Natalie Clifford Barney, painters Romaine Brooks and Marie Laurencin, editors Bryher, Alice B. Toklas, Margaret Anderson, and Jane Heap, and photographers Berenice Abbott and Gisèle Freund all figured in this legendary community. This book provides a stimulating and informative cross-section of their lives and expressions.