A world of our own : women as artists since the Renaissance

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Title:

A world of our own : women as artists since the Renaissance

Author:

Borzello, Frances.

ISBN:

9780823058747

Personal Author:

Borzello, Frances.

Publication Information:

New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, 2000.

Physical Description:

224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Contents:

Why women? -- Remarkably resilient -- Out of the shadows 1500-1600 -- Celebrated line of women artists 1600-1750 -- Objects of fascination 1750-1850 -- Glory days 1850-1910 -- Profession : artist 1910-1970 -- Feminist revolution 1970 and after.

Abstract:

This book provides an inspirational account of how women have succeeded in the male-dominated art world.

Subject Term:

Women artists.

Women in art.

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Summary

This stirring account documents the centuries-long struggle of gifted women who confronted the exclusionary tactics of a male-dominated art establishment but pressed ahead undaunted to gain public acceptance as sought-after professional artists.