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We are proud to tell you about the latest and greatest from our friends across the pond at Merrell Publishers: Danger! Women Artists at Work because we would like to start the New Year off with a bang! If this is Danger, we like it! The world has always been a bit scared by accomplished women and hopefully in the year 2013, men and the rest of the world have become enlightened enough to truly appreciate both this concept and this fantastically diverse compilation of the most dangerous women around-if they are artists, that is! At one point, for a woman artist to succeed she needed to work with successful men and often times, successful women artists were the daughters of successful male artists, therefore, they were given a similar opportunity to their brothers and the other male apprentices (however, we did not see mention of female apprentices...). If you are the product of a single-sex female education like Peachy, all of this is shocking to hear but sadly, the reality of the world at some stages which we hope is mostly diminished today. Debra Mancoff has chosen some talent we know of (Mary Cassatt, Georgia O'Keefe) and some that were new to us (Bridget Reilly) and not only does she show amazing art that captures quite an array of subject areas, but also Mancoff paints a picture with verbiage that is amazingly interesting, centering on a concept that deserves more attention. From Looking at Bodies to Seizing the Narrative, every chapter will wow you and fill in your art history gaps that might have been missing their female parts. You'll find one was even an illustrator at Macy's...From many centuries ago to artists that are more current, Mancoff has compiled a diverse group to highlight that we are confident you'll enjoy!
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 Bourgeois, Danger! Women Artists at Work explores the most intriguing and provocative aspects of art by women who shook up the art world. Through a lively introduction and six thematic chapters dealing with such subjects as the ways in which women have challenged the boundaries of expression and how they have viewed the human body, Debra N. Mancoff presents an absorbing tale of those who have struggled and triumphed in their efforts to transform the visual arts.
A provocative exploration of the way in which art is transformed through a woman’s point of view
Includes a captivating selection of groundbreaking female artists throughout history, from Artemisia Gentileschi and Rosa Bonheur to Cindy Sherman and Tracey Emin
Beautiful illustrations accompanied by concise, engaging commentaries by acclaimed art historian Debra N. Mancoff
