Women, Art, and Society (World of Art)

by Whitney Chadwick

Paperback, 1997

Status

Available

Publication

Thames & Hudson (1997), Edition: 2nd Rev, 448 pages

Description

Whitney Chadwick's acclaimed study challenges the assumption that great women artists are exceptions to the rule, who 'transcended' their sex to produce major works of art. While acknowledging the many women whose contribution to visual culture since the Middle Ages have often been neglected, Chadwick's survey amounts to much more than an alternative canon of women artists: it re-examines the works themselves and the ways in which they have been perceived as marginal, often in direct reference to gender. In her discussion of feminism and its influence on such a reappraisal, the author also addresses the closely related issues of ethnicity, class and sexuality. 0With a new preface and epilogue from an exciting new authority on the history of women artists, this revised edition continues the project of charting the evolution of feminist art history and pedagogy in recent years, revealing how artists have responded to new strategies of feminism for the current moment.… (more)

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Much needed perspective on art and gender...

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1990

Physical description

448 p.; 6 x 1.25 inches

ISBN

0500203938 / 9780500203934

Local notes

Art Theory/History Criticism
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