The art of feminism : images that shaped the fight for equality, 1857-2017 / Helena Reckitt, consultant editor; written by Lucinda Gosling, Hilary Robinson, and Amy Tobin ; preface by Maria Balshaw ; foreword by Xabier Arakistain.
Reckitt, Helena, editor.; Gosling, Lucinda, author.; Robinson, Hilary, 1956- author.; Tobin, Amy, 1989- author.; Balshaw, Maria, writer of preface.; Arakistain, Xabier, author of foreword.
2018
N72.F45 A79 2018 (Mapit)
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Title The art of feminism : images that shaped the fight for equality, 1857-2017 / Helena Reckitt, consultant editor; written by Lucinda Gosling, Hilary Robinson, and Amy Tobin ; preface by Maria Balshaw ; foreword by Xabier Arakistain.
ISBN 9781452169927 (hardcover)
1452169926 (hardcover)
Published San Francisco : Chronicle Books ; [2018]
Language English
Description 272 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Call Number N72.F45 A79 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification 704/.042
Summary Since its inception, the women's movement has harnessed the power of the image to transmit its message. From the posters of the Suffrage Atelier, to the photographs of Carrie Mae Weems, this comprehensive survey traces the ways in which feminists have shaped art and visual culture from the mid-nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries. Featuring more than 350 works of art, illustration, photography, performance, graphic design, and publlic protest, this stunning volume showcases the vibrancy and daring of the feminist aesthetic over the last 150 years.
Featured artists include: Beyonce, Louise Bourgeois, Andrea Bowers, Judy Chicago, Vanessa German, Jenny Holzer, Frida Kahlo, Barbara Kruger, Ana Mendieta, Sethembile Msezane, Zanele Muholi, Shirin Neshat, Pussy Riot
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Reckitt, Helena, editor.
Gosling, Lucinda, author.
Robinson, Hilary, 1956- author.
Tobin, Amy, 1989- author.
Balshaw, Maria, writer of preface.
Arakistain, Xabier, author of foreword.
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Suffrage and beyond 1857-1949
Femininity and freedom : from being seen to being heard
The march of the women : visualizing suffrage
To war and to work : on the battlefield and in the factory
A new woman emerges : pushing boundaries, celebrating difference
Defining feminism 1960-1988
Homesickness : domestic politics
Resistance and rage : raising consciousness and fighting back
Finding feminist history : refiguring the past
Sense and sensibility : touching/seeing/hearing/feeling
Redefining feminism 1989-present
The public feminist : engaging audiences beyond the art world
The personal feminist : making the personal political
The citizen feminist : citizenship and politics
The activist feminist : making interventions.

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