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Identity Unknown: Rediscovering Seven American Women Artists
Full title: | Identity Unknown: Rediscovering Seven American Women Artists |
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ISBN: | 9781620407585 |
ISBN 10: | 1620407582 |
Authors: | Seaman, Donna |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury USA |
Edition: | 1st edition |
Num. pages: | 480 |
Binding: | Hardcover |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2017 |
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Synopsis
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-- Introduction : Telling The Stories Of Seven Artists -- The Empress Of In-between : Louise Nevelson -- Girl Searching : Gertrude Abercrombie -- Behind The Masks : Loïs Mailou Jones -- The Rebellious Bravo : Ree Morton -- Swimming In Light : Joan Brown -- Freeze And Melt : Christina Ramberg -- All Of A Piece : Lenore Tawney -- Coda : Perpetual Rediscovery. Donna Seaman. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [436]-437) And Index.