Consider for a moment the history of modern art in Britain; you may struggle to land on a narrative that features very many women. On this journey through a fascinating period of social change, artist Carolyn Trant fills in some of the gaps in traditional art histories. Introducing the lives and works of a rich network of neglected women artists, British Women Artists sets these alongside such renowned presences as Barbara Hepworth, Laura Knight and Winifred Nicholson. In an era of radical activism and great social and political change, women forged new relationships with art and its institutions. Such change was not without its challenges, and with acerbic wit Trant delves into the gendered make-up of the avant-garde, and the tyranny of artistic isms.
In the decades after women won the vote in Britain, the fortunes of women artists were shaped by war, domesticity, continued oppressions and spirited resistance. Some succeeded in forging creative careers; others were thwarted by the odds stacked against them. Weaving devastating individual stories with playful critique, British Women Artists reveals this hidden history.
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Artist MonographsTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- About the Author
- Other titles of interest
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Daughters of the Sun: the life class
- 2 Blessed Company: being in the right group
- 3 Not Merely A Window: a new kind of representation
- 4 A Room of One’s Own: from cupboard to studio
- 5 Alternative Arrangements: life, art and sexuality
- 6 Women on Top: influence in the art world
- 7 On Growth and Form: modernism and abstraction
- Plates I
- 8 The Subversive Eye: surrealism and democracy
- 9 Art For Love: neo-romanticism
- 10 Education Through Art: women artists as teachers
- Plates II
- 11 Proletarians and Painters: political women
- 12 These Things That War Has Made: art of the world wars
- 13 Thinking in Common: topography and creative clusters
- Plates III
- 14 Significant Others: artists’ partnerships
- 15 Three Salutary Tales: careers and conflicts
- 16 In the Service of Art: visions of the muse
- 17 The Kitchen Sink: domesticity and the making of art
- 18 This is Tomorrow: signs of change
- Picture Credits
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- Copyright
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