50 women artists you should know /
Fifty women artists you should know
Christiane Weidemann, Petra Larass, Melanie Klier.
- Munich ; New York : Prestel, c2008.
- 173 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Catharina van Hemessen -- Sofonisba Anguissola -- Lavinia Fontana -- Barbara Longhi -- Artemisia Gentileschi -- Clara Peeters -- Judith Leyster -- Elisabetta Sirani -- Maria Sibylla Merian -- Rachel Ruysch -- Giulia Lama -- Anan Dorothea Therbusch -- Angelica Kauffmann -- Adelaide Labille-Guiard -- Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun -- Marguerite Gerard -- Constance Mayer -- Rosa Bonheur -- Berthe Morisot -- Mary Cassatt -- Eva Gonzales -- Cecilia Beaux -- Elizabeth Armstrong Forbes -- Paula Modersohn-Becker -- Camille Claudel -- Kathe Kollwitz -- Gabrielle Munter -- Georgia O?Keefe -- Hannah Hoch -- Tamara de Lempicka -- Frida Kahlo -- Lee Krasner -- Louise Bourgeois -- Meret Oppenheim -- Niki de Saint Phalle -- Eva Hesse -- Rebecca Horn -- Barbara Kruger -- Marina Abramovic -- Isa Genzken -- Jenny Holzer -- Mona Hatoum -- Sophie Calle -- Kiki Smith -- Cindy Sherman -- Shirin Neshat -- Pipilotti Rist -- Tracey Emin -- Tacita Dean.
This beautifully produced, richly detailed and comprehensive survey of fifty influential women artists from the Renaissance to the Post-Modern era details their vast contributions to the art world. From the Early Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi and the seventeenth-century illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian to Impressionists Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot, and to modern icons such as Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keefe and Louise Bourgeois, the most important female artists are profiled in this book in chronologically arranged double-page spreads. For each artist there is a timeline highlighting significant events in her life; a succinct biography and information outlining her accomplishments and influence; additional resources to further study of the artist and, best of all, brilliant full-color reproductions of the artist s works. Packed with information, here is a stunning and absorbing book that clearly illustrates the remarkable artistic contributions of women throughout history. -- Publisher description.