Alice Neel: The Art of Not Sitting Pretty, by Phoebe HobanPhoebe Hobans definitive biography of the renowned American painter Alice Neel tells the unforgettable story of an artist whose life spanned the twentieth century, from womens suffrage through the Depression, McCarthyism, the civil rights movement, the sexual revolution, and second wave feminism. Throughout her life and work, Neel constantly challenged convention, ultimately gaining an enduring place in the canon. Alice Neels stated goal was to