Decorative arts of the Tunisian École : fabrications of modernism, gender, and power /
""Examines the gendering of tapestry and decorative arts in mid-twentieth-century Tunis, with a focus on how collaborations across art schools destabilized the boundary between art and craft as women gained entry into ateliers and workshops previously dominated by men. Explores how art and...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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University Park, Pennsylvania :
The Pennsylvania State University Press,
[2019]
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| Series: | Refiguring modernism.
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| Summary: | ""Examines the gendering of tapestry and decorative arts in mid-twentieth-century Tunis, with a focus on how collaborations across art schools destabilized the boundary between art and craft as women gained entry into ateliers and workshops previously dominated by men. Explores how art and feminism were entwined with socialist modernizing projects in Tunisia"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 10 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780271083186 0271083182 |