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Women's work : from feminine arts to feminist art / Ferren Gipson.

by Gipson, Ferren.

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Frances Lincoln, 2022.

704.0420922 G514w

Women artists -- Biography.

Feminism and art.

Decorative arts -- History.

Women in art -- History.

9780711264656 (hc)

222 p. : ill. (some color) ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-215) and index.

The women of Gee's Bend -- Maria Martinez -- Elsa Schiaparelli -- Anni Albers -- Lucie Rie -- Lenore Tawney -- Dorothea Tanning -- Louise Bourgeois -- Rut Bryk -- Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian -- Mirian Schapiro -- Yayoi Kusama -- Faith Ringgold -- Magdalena Abakanowicz -- Olga de Amaral -- Sheila Hicks -- Eva Hesse -- Marva Lee Pitchford-Jolly -- Judy Chicago -- Judith Scott -- Annette Messenger -- Isabelle de Borchgrave -- Dindga McCannon -- Cecilia Vic¿đa -- Mrinalini Mukherjee -- Polly Apfelbaum -- Sarah Lucas -- Yin Xiuzhen -- Billie Zangewa -- Otobong Nkanga -- Alexandra Kehayoglou -- Sarah Zapata -- Tschabalala Self -- Hannah Hill -- More artists to explore.

"A celebration of the innovative, brilliant artists reclaiming the idea of ‘women’s work’. In the history of western art, decorative and applied arts -- quilting, embroidery, ceramics -- were devalued, separated from the ‘high arts’ of painting and sculpture and deemed more suitable for women. But artists began to reclaim and redefine these so-called 'lesser' arts, energizing them with vision, imagination and the expression of the female experience. Women’s Work tells the story of this radical change, highlighting the artists who dared to defy the long-standing hierarchy and who, through, experimentation, invention and assertion of identity, transformed their medium. The work of these women has rewritten the history of art, turning women’s work from a demeaning assessment into a cause for celebration. With biographical entries on each artist featured, as well as beautiful images of their artworks, Women's Work raises up the work of these visionary and groundbreaking artists, telling their stories and examining their artistic legacies."--Publisher.

Frances Lincoln Limited.

Quarto Publishing Limited.

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