Forgotten Women: The Artists by Zing Tsjeng
Forgotten Women is a new series of books that uncover the lost herstories of influential women who have refused over hundreds of years to accept the hand they've been dealt and, as a result, have formed, shaped and changed the course of our futures. From leaders and scientists to artists and writers, the fascinating stories of these women that time forgot are now celebrated, putting their achievements firmly back on the map.
The Artists brings together the stories of 48* brilliant woman artists who made huge yet unacknowledged contributions to the history of art, including Camille Claudel, the extraordinarily talented sculptor who was always unfairly overshadowed by her lover, Rodin; Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, who has been claimed as the true originator of Marcel Duchamp's Fountain; and Ana Mendieta, the Cuban refugee who approached violence against women through her performance art before her own untimely death.
With chapters ranging from Figurative to Photography, and Craft to Conceptual, this is an alternative guide to art history that demonstrates the broad range of artistic movements that included, and were often pioneered by, female artists who have been largely overlooked.
*The number of Nobel-prize-winning women.
Zing Tsjeng is the UK editor of VICE.com's Broadly, a female-focused channel. The channel, which focuses on women's issues and interests, has been dubbed the slickest feminist platform on the planet. Zing has also been a voice for millennial women, speaking at Telegraph Women events, appearing on Late Night Woman's Hour twice, and writing for publications such as Dazed, the Guardian, and Broadly. womenwhodraw.com is the world's first online directory of professional female illustrators. Vogue and the Huffington Post have both featured it.
Gina Luria Walker, Professor of Women's Studies at The New School in New York City, is the author of The New Historia. She is the Director of The New Historia, a non-profit organization dedicated to the discovery, recovery, and authorized reclamation of historical women across time and space. The New Historia pays tribute to previous generations of women by relaying their tales and sharing their ideas for staying strong and bold. They contain our foremothers, who have transformed and remade our perceptions of history and ourselves.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781788400633 |
| ISBN 10 | 1788400631 |
| Title | Forgotten Women: The Artists |
| Author | Zing Tsjeng |
| Series | Forgotten Women |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cassell |
| Year published | 2018-10-02 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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