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Danger! Women Artists at Work
Debra N. Mancoff
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Description for Danger! Women Artists at Work
Hardcover. Danger! Women Artists at Work is a provocative exploration of the way in which art is transformed through a woman's point of view and includes a captivating selection of groundbreaking female artists throughout history, from Artemisia Gentileschi and Rosa Bonheur to Cindy Sherman and Tracey Emin. Num Pages: 160 pages, 110 illustrations, 90 in colour. BIC Classification: AC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1050.
The conventional history of art is one of great men making great paintings, and displaying their works to a predominantly male audience in male-run institutions. Women, however, have had a role, often working behind the scenes, out of sight or in resistance to prevailing attitudes and practices. And it is in these exceptions to the rules of the masculine world of art-making that women artists have been perceived as groundbreaking, defiant and even subversive. A compelling selection of more than 60 artists from the early Renaissance to the present day, among them Judith Leyster, Mary Cassatt, Frida Kahlo and Louise ... Read more
The conventional history of art is one of great men making great paintings, and displaying their works to a predominantly male audience in male-run institutions. Women, however, have had a role, often working behind the scenes, out of sight or in resistance to prevailing attitudes and practices. And it is in these exceptions to the rules of the masculine world of art-making that women artists have been perceived as groundbreaking, defiant and even subversive. A compelling selection of more than 60 artists from the early Renaissance to the present day, among them Judith Leyster, Mary Cassatt, Frida Kahlo and Louise ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Merrell Publishers
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781858945644
SKU
V9781858945644
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Ref
99-14
About Debra N. Mancoff
DEBRA N. MANCOFF is Adjunct Professor of Art History, Theory and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her publications include Icons of Beauty: Art, Culture, and the Image of Women (2010) and The Garden in Art (Merrell, 2011). She lectures regularly at many of the major museums in the United States and Great Britain.
Reviews for Danger! Women Artists at Work
'This is the perfect gift for any casual or serious art lover ... Danger! Women Artists at Work is a delightful walk through history, and offers an overdue education and appreciation of women artists' - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER 'I was excited to read a book that covered the topic of women artists - well written, accessible and full of beautiful prints ... Read more