Identity unknown : rediscovering seven American women artists /
Donna Seaman brings to life seven forgotten woman artists: Louise Nevelson, Gertrude Abercrombie, Lois Mailou Jones, Ree Morton, Joan Brown, Christina Ramberg, and Lenore Tawney. These women fought to be treated the same as males artists, to be judged by their work, not their gender or appearance. S...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Bloomsbury USA,
2017.
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| Summary: | Donna Seaman brings to life seven forgotten woman artists: Louise Nevelson, Gertrude Abercrombie, Lois Mailou Jones, Ree Morton, Joan Brown, Christina Ramberg, and Lenore Tawney. These women fought to be treated the same as males artists, to be judged by their work, not their gender or appearance. Seaman reveals what drove them, how they worked, and how they were perceived by others in a world where women were subjects -- not makers -- of art-- |
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| Physical Description: | xxiii, 455 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 436-437) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781620407585 1620407582 |