Susan Vreeland

Susan Vreeland
Born(1946-01-20)January 20, 1946
Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedAugust 23, 2017(2017-08-23) (aged 71)
San Diego, California, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSan Diego State University
Spouse
Joseph Gray
(m. 19882017)
Website
www.svreeland.com

Susan Joyce Vreeland (January 20, 1946 – August 23, 2017) was an American author. Several of her books deal with the relationship between art and fiction. The Passion of Artemisia is a fictionalized investigation of some aspects of the life of Artemisia Gentileschi, while Girl in Hyacinth Blue centers round an imaginary painting by Vermeer. The Forest Lover is a fictionalized account of the life of the Canadian painter Emily Carr.