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Identity unknown : rediscovering seven American women artists / Donna Seaman.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2017Description: xxiii, 455 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1620407582 (hardback)
  • 9781620407585 (hardback)
Other title:
  • Rediscovering 7 American women artists
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 709.2/2 23
LOC classification:
  • N6536 .S43 2017
Contents:
Introduction: telling the stories of seven artists -- The empress of in-between: Louise Nevelson -- Girl searching: Gertrude Abercrombie -- Behind the mask: Lois Mailou Jones -- "The rebellious bravo": Ree Morton -- Swimming in light: Joan Brown -- Freeze and melt: Christina Ramberg -- All of a piece: Lenore Tawney -- Coda: perpetual rediscovery.
Summary: "With writing both brilliant and compassionate, this handsome volume features stunning examples of the artists' work, cementing their stature among the best artists of their day. Identity Unknown speaks to all women about their neglected place in history and the challenges they face to be taken as seriously as men no matter what their chosen field"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: Seven American women artists: Louise Nevelson, Gertrude Abercrombie, Lois Mailou Jones, Ree Morton, Joan Brown, Christina Ramberg, Lenore Tawney.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks N6536 .S43 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001510113

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: telling the stories of seven artists -- The empress of in-between: Louise Nevelson -- Girl searching: Gertrude Abercrombie -- Behind the mask: Lois Mailou Jones -- "The rebellious bravo": Ree Morton -- Swimming in light: Joan Brown -- Freeze and melt: Christina Ramberg -- All of a piece: Lenore Tawney -- Coda: perpetual rediscovery.

"With writing both brilliant and compassionate, this handsome volume features stunning examples of the artists' work, cementing their stature among the best artists of their day. Identity Unknown speaks to all women about their neglected place in history and the challenges they face to be taken as seriously as men no matter what their chosen field"-- Provided by publisher.

Seven American women artists: Louise Nevelson, Gertrude Abercrombie, Lois Mailou Jones, Ree Morton, Joan Brown, Christina Ramberg, Lenore Tawney.

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