The Subversive Stitch by Rozsika Parker

The Subversive Stitch by Rozsika Parker

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The Subversive Stitch by Rozsika Parker

Uses household accounts, women's magazines, letters, novels and the works of art themselves to trace through history how the separation of the craft of embroidery from the fine arts came to be a major force in the marginalisation of women's work. This book also discusses the contradictory nature of women's experience of embroidery.
'A book wonderfully rich, not only in information, but in people and ideas' - Guardian; 'A marvellously written and illustrated book.' - Times Educational Supplement; 'The sheer range and scope of the project proves both the great strength and fascination of the book.' - Design History Society
Rozsika Parker has published widely in Art History and Psychoanalysis. Her books include 'Old Mistresses: Women, Art and Ideology' and 'Framing Feminism: Art and the Women's Movement 1970-1985' (both written with Griselda Pollock) and 'Torn in Two: The Experience of Maternal Ambivalence'. Her latest book is 'The Anxious Gardener'. She now practices as a psychotherapist in London.
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ISBN 13 9781848852839
ISBN 10 1848852835
Title The Subversive Stitch
Author Rozsika Parker
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2010-03-18
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.