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Overview
Written by best-selling author and art historian Nancy Heller and featuring the most noteworthy artists and works of the country's preeminent women's art museum, the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., Women Artists is the definitive volume on the history of women in art. Spanning over 500 years, from the Renaissance through the present, this beautifully designed volume features portraits, biographical backgrounds, and discussions of the work of eighty-six artists, exploring their art within the historical context in which it was created. End notes and a complete listing of the museum's 2,600 holdings are included as well, making this book the most dynamic and authoritative volume on women artists ever published.Synopsis
Written by best-selling author and art historian Nancy Heller and featuring the most noteworthy artists and works of the country's preeminent women's art museum, the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., Women Artists is the definitive volume on the history of women in art. Spanning over 500 years, from the Renaissance through the present, this beautifully designed volume features portraits, biographical backgrounds, and discussions of the work of eighty-six artists, exploring their art within the historical context in which it was created. End notes and a complete listing of the museum's 2,600 holdings are included as well, making this book the most dynamic and authoritative volume on women artists ever published.
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Throughout the history of art, the contributions of women have been underappreciated, if not stifled altogether. Washington, D.C.'s National Museum of Women in the Arts endeavors to rectify that situation. Nancy G. Heller's Women Artists: Selections from the National Museum of Women in the Arts spotlights 86 influential women, including the Italian Renaissance painter Lavinia Fontana, England's 18th-century silversmith Louisa Courtauld, and such modern masters as Mary Cassatt, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Frida Kahlo.Book Details
Published
October 1, 2000
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pages
240
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780847823253