Writing
Emily B. Schilling
Reviews
Art reviews [Shown: Barbara Bullock. 'Child Dreams of Snakes in the Grass.' (Detail) Installation view at Woodmere Art Museum in 'Barbara Bullock: Fearless Vision,' 23 Sept. 2023-21 Jan. 2024.]
Works in Progress
Mourning-Go-Round limited-edition chapbook
Fall 2023: 'Mourning-Go-Round' chapbook
Mourning-Go-Round
Artist’s chapbook
Coming September 2023
Written and illustrated by Emily; 16 pages
Eighteen months after my partner's death, I offer hope and experience with a dash of humor, such as,
“This will all be a blur later, so carry on having cereal for dinner in front of the television.”
Artist’s chapbook
Coming September 2023
Written and illustrated by Emily; 16 pages
Eighteen months after my partner's death, I offer hope and experience with a dash of humor, such as,
“This will all be a blur later, so carry on having cereal for dinner in front of the television.”
Graffiti Pataphysic memoir
Click Jim Brewton's undated self-portrait for memoir excerpt
Graffiti Pataphysic
Memoir (73,000 words)
Completed manuscript; seeking agent
My adventures researching the life of my father, Philadelphia artist Jim Brewton (1930-1967), who died by suicide when I was a child. Told with offbeat humor, Graffiti Pataphysic is the story of finding more than 100 artworks in far-flung collections, and unexpectedly healing my childhood grief along the way.
Memoir (73,000 words)
Completed manuscript; seeking agent
My adventures researching the life of my father, Philadelphia artist Jim Brewton (1930-1967), who died by suicide when I was a child. Told with offbeat humor, Graffiti Pataphysic is the story of finding more than 100 artworks in far-flung collections, and unexpectedly healing my childhood grief along the way.
Essays | Personal
Click for personal essays
Essays | Art
Photograph of Asger Jorn, collaged, found among Jim Brewton's things
Editorial: contact Emily for project quote
Memberships
The Authors Guild, Inc.
Catalogue Raisonné Scholars Association
The Authors Guild, Inc.
Catalogue Raisonné Scholars Association
