Concise Dictionary of Women Artists / Edition 1

by Delia Gaze

Overview

This book includes some 200 complete entries from the award-winning Dictionary of Women Artists, as well as a selection of introductory essays from the main volume.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781579583354
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/01/2001
Pages:	784
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Alphabetical List of Artists; Chronological List of Artists; Preface; Introductory Surveys; Women as Artists in the Middle Ages; Academies of Art; Copyists; Printmakers; Amateur Artists; Training and Professionalism, 19th and 20th centuries 1. Britain and Ireland 2. France 3. Germany, Austria and Switzerland 4. Russia 5. North America; Modernism and Women Artists; Feminism and Women Artists; Artists

Editorial Reviews

Beginning with Hildegard of Bingen, the dictionary covers Western (European, American, Australian) women artists from the Middle Ages to the modern periods, limiting itself to women born before 1945. Several hundred entries of varying lengths provide biographical details and assessments of each artist's work, along with basic bibliographical and exhibit information. A dozen introductory essays provide historic context. The emphasis is on painters and sculptors, though the reference includes some entries on women who worked in photography and applied arts. It includes 73 b&w plates, but no subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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