ARTEMISIA

* Publicize to all national trade and mainstream media. * Utilize existing audience of Kickstarter backers to create social media buzz. * Social media advertising campaign to promote Amazon sales. * Connect to National Gallery exhibition and expanding interest in Artemisia Gentileschi. * Pitch stories about a 17th century artist for the #MeToo era. Outreach to feminist media. * Giveaways on Instagram, Goodreads and other social media outlets. *Author and illustrator will be active in promotion of the project. *eBook published simultaneously with print editions. * Extensive social media campaign. * Possibility of US tour funded by the French Institute. (Dependent on Coronavirus and travel restrictions.)

The English-language edition of Nathalie Ferlut and Tamia Baudouin’s stunning biography of Artemisia Gentileschi, the trailblazing Italian baroque painter, originally published in French. This full-color graphic novel recounts the remarkable story of Artemisia, whose life story is told through the lens of Artemisia's daughter as she questions her mother about their family history. The ensuing tale spans most of Gentileschi's life, beginning with her childhood in Rome in her father’s painting studio, to the sexual abuse she experienced at the hands of a tutor and the arduous trial that followed, as well as the highlights of her prolific career in which she received commissions from clients as powerful as the Medici and the English royal family and became the first woman admitted to the prestigious Academy of Arts in Florence.