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Women, Art, and Society (World of Art)

By: Whitney Chadwick
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
ISBN: 0500203938
ISBN-13: 9780500203934
Released: 07 Apr 2007
RRP: £12.95
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Academic - By: Patience, 25 Aug 2006
This book presumes the reader has a good knowledge of art history etc., & goes into great depth with much detail. As I was looking for something more general I found it heavy going in places & thought the last sections devoted to modern art disappointing with quesionable examples. I think we alll have an instinct for what is good art, & a lot of these simply aren't - they separate the masses from art, rather than integrate. Apart from that, it's good value, plenty of illustrations & well written. It'll stay on my shelf as a reference book I can dip into from time to time.
Women in Art - By: , 02 Feb 2004
Chadwick's book is the definative in this genre, an absolute must read for anyone wishing to research this field.
excellent overview of womens contribution to european art - By: sheila mckeogh, 18 Jul 2002
Chadwicks masterly study of women in European art is incredibily well researched. She manages to uncover the forgotton contribution of women to the arts & the context of the contemporary worlds they lived within. Her dicussion of the major ideological trends in society & the arts is impressive. While it could have included more discussion on the non Anglo-American art scene, the book has proved invaluable in understanding the complexities of women in art history.