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Joan Kron’s remarkable career spans from her early work as a costume designer at NBC Universal to her later roles as a reporter, writer, and editor for prominent New York publications, including the New York Times, New York Magazine<\/strong>, and Allure<\/strong>. In The Renegade Housewives of the 1960s<\/em><\/strong>, Kron’s voice—strong-willed, witty, and incisive—resonates on every page as she details her life. Alongside her business partner and close friend of the ‘60s, Audrey Sabol, Kron corresponded and collaborated with artists such as Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, and Marisol Escobar. The two were known for their leadership at the Y Arts Council in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where iconic events and exhibitions shaped a local arts community. Drawing on a rich collection of personal stories and an extensive private photographic archive, this extraordinary written and visual memoir offers an intimate portrait of Joan Kron’s life while also illuminating the vibrant creative landscape of 1960s Philadelphia and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Through a rich collection of personal stories and an extensive private photographic archive, The Renegade Housewives of the 1960s offers insight into Joan Kron’s life and the vibrant creative landscape of the 1960s in Philadelphia and beyond.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Introduction<\/p>\n

I. Early Modern–Becoming Joan<\/p>\n

II. 1922–2021 Audrey Sabol: She Was Something Else<\/p>\n

III. 1959 Joining the Arts Council, IV. 1962 Billy Klüver Makes Us Pop <\/p>\n

V. 1962: The Future is Now: ART 1963 <\/p>\n

VI. 1963–64: A Beautiful Bag Becomes a Curious Cartel and Indiana “Eats<\/p>\n

VII. 1966 East Goes West, and Roy Does the Dishes<\/p>\n

VIII. 1967 Everything Must Go. Pop Art Reinvents Retail: “MUSEUM OF MERCHANDISE” (MoM)<\/p>\n

IX. 1967 Art to Drive By: Dangerous Curves Ahead<\/p>\n

X. 1968-69 From Indiana with Love. Joan and Audrey Go Up in Smoke <\/p>\n

Acknowledgments <\/p>\n

Index<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":72149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5525],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-72148","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-photography","7":"author-by-author-joan-kron","8":"publisher-pointed-leaf-press","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Renegade Housewives of Pop Art - ACC Art Books US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/the-renegade-housewives-of-pop-art\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Renegade Housewives of Pop Art - ACC Art Books US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Through a rich collection of personal stories and an extensive private photographic archive, The Renegade Housewives of the 1960s offers insight into Joan Kron's life and the vibrant creative landscape of the 1960s in Philadelphia and beyond.Introduction I. 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