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Title details for Broad Strokes by Bridget Quinn - Available

Broad Strokes

15 Women Who Made Art and Made History (in That Order)

by Bridget Quinn
Lisa Congdon
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Historically, major women artists have been excluded from the mainstream art canon. Aligned with the resurgence of feminism in pop culture, Broad Strokes offers an entertaining corrective to that omission. Art historian Bridget Quinn delves into the lives and careers of fifteen brilliant female artists in this smart, feisty, educational, and enjoyable book.

Replete with beautiful reproductions of the artists' works and contemporary portraits of each artist by renowned illustrator Lisa Congdon, this is art history from 1600 to the present day for the modern art lover, reader, and feminist.

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  • Release date

    July 5, 2017

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781538433201
      • File size: 158163 KB
      • Duration: 05:29:30

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      In this audiobook, Quinn, an art historian, explores the lives of 15 twentieth-century American female artists such as Lee Krasner and Elaine de Kooning. Some have not been substantially covered in similar biographies. However, there are some disappointments. The print edition is richly illustrated, and references to plates throughout the audiobook fall flat without the images to refer to. Narrator Tavia Gilbert's voice sounds too youthful and modern for some of Quinn's biographical asides, and her upspeak can be distracting. While Gilbert is good at injecting the author's humor into her narration, this work may be better enjoyed in print. C.M.A. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 6, 2017
      In her entertaining and accessible debut, Quinn mixes biography, art history, and women’s studies to shed light on 16 women artists. As a college student assigned to read H.W. Janson’s History of Art, Quinn was disturbed to find no discussion of women artists in the first 500 pages; in total, only 16 women were listed as artists. A professor wryly noted to Quinn, “You’ve got the new edition! Our version didn’t have a single woman in it with her clothes on.” Covering the same number of women artists as appeared in Janson’s work, Quinn skillfully examines the lives of an eclectic group of artists and the treatment of their work over time, mixing in comments from art historians and her own personal anecdotes. The selection of artists dates back to the early 17th century (Italian Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi), but the book focuses on major figures in contemporary American culture (e.g., Ruth Asawa, Kara Walker, Susan O’Malley). The color reproductions add to this book’s appeal, giving readers a chance to appreciate the artists’ work as well as Quinn’s upbeat writing. Color illus.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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