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Maira Kalman

Women Holding Things

Women Holding Things

A vibrant, illustrated book exploring the diverse things women carry, both physical and emotional

4 people recommend this

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  • Amanda
    AmandaFirst to rec

    “Because forever Maira Kalman”

    7
  • Lauren Dancer
    Lauren Dancer

    “A find from the library that I'm trying trying trying to avoid buying "for my collection" before our cross-country move. The illustrations!”

    7
  • Nat Gulliver
    Nat Gulliver

    “This book feels profound, funny, and deeply human all at once. Maira Kalman takes the seemingly ordinary act of women carrying things—bags, children, groceries, grief, responsibility—and turns it into something quietly emotional and strangely universal. The paintings are loose and alive, the observations sharp in that very specific Maira Kalman way, and the whole book feels like sitting inside the beautifully cluttered mind of someone who notices everything.”

    41
  • csando
    csando

    “Women Holding Things (never not holding!)”

    1

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