{"product_id":"paula-rego-the-personal-and-the-political-hardcover","title":"Paula Rego: The Personal and the Political - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaula Rego\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eCatarina Alfaro\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books)), \u003cb\u003eNadine Engel\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRego's lifelong advocacy for women's rights and anti-authoritarianism resonates throughout her striking, large-scale paintings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Portugal but based in London for most of her life, Paula Rego (1935-2022) relentlessly exposed social grievances through her art. Her large, confrontational oil and pastel paintings--almost always of female subjects--draw upon the horrors found in both storybook narratives and women's lived experiences. They are dedicated to highly emotional themes such as political and sexualized violence, physical self-determination and mental health. Featuring more than 120 works spanning seven decades, \u003ci\u003eThe Personal and the Political\u003c\/i\u003e explores the dichotomy of public and private in Rego's oeuvre: beginning with her early 1950s paintings criticizing the Estado Novo and including her famous \u003ci\u003eAbortion\u003c\/i\u003e series, her personal contribution criticizing the anti-abortion movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.2 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47403922522333,"sku":"9783775760959","price":74.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/MDNcDlyZDz9783775760959.webp?v=1771106822","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/paula-rego-the-personal-and-the-political-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}