The power of feminist art : the American movement of the 1970s, history and impact

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The power of feminist art : the American movement of the 1970s, history and impact

edited by Norma Broude and Mary D. Garrard ; contributors, Judith K. Brodsky ... [et al.]

H. N. Abrams , Thames and Hudson, 1994

  • : hbk
  • : pbk
  • : uk

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The power of feminist art : emergence, impact and triumph of the American feminist art movement

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Jacket title of UK ed.: The power of feminist art : emergence, impact and triumph of the American feminist art movement

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-304) and index

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Volume

: uk ISBN 9780500016435

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Since its inception nearly 25 years ago, the feminist art movement has transformed the art world. Now, co-editors Norma Broude and Mary D. Gaffard, professors of art history at the American University in Washington D.C., bring together 18 influential art historians, critics and artists to present this volume - the first history and analysis of a fertile and dynamic period of artistic growth. Probing and provocative texts, backed by nearly 250 illustrations, examine the first feminist art education programmes, Chicago's now legendary Dinner Party, and such key exhibitions as "Women Artists: 1550-1950", organized in 1976 by Linda Nochlin and Ann Sutherland Harris. Here are the remarkable painters, sculptors, photographers and performance artists of the period, among them Judy Chicago, Miriam Schapiro, Laurie Anderson, Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, Betye Saar, Cindy Sherman, Nancy Spero and Hannah Wilke. Feminist organizations networks and publications, and women artists redefining the way women are depicted in art are all explored. The impact and the highs and lows of the movement itself - the backlash of the 1980s and the resurgence of women's issues in the art of the 1990s - are discussed in a final section. Norma Broude and Mary D. Garrard are co-editors of the anthology "Feminism and Art History" and its sequel "The Expanding Discourse".
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: pbk ISBN 9780810926592

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The Power of Feminist Art is not a book: it's a milestone. . . . Until Power, feminist art has been conspicuously absent from standard academic narratives. . . . Now, no critic or historian, conservative or not, can argue that feminist art is insignificant.--Elizabeth Hess, Village Voice. 270 illustrations, 118 in full color.
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: hbk ISBN 9780810937321

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Since its inception nearly 25 years ago, the feminist art movement has transformed the art world. Now, two professors of art history bring together 18 influential historians, critics, and artists to create this landmark volume. 245 illustrations, many in full-color. Bibliography. Notes. Time line.

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