Women Painting Women

Women Painting Women is a thematic exploration of nearly 50 female artists who choose women as subject matter in their works, published with the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. It includes nearly 50 portraits that span the 1960s to the present, recognizing female perspectives that have been underrepresented in the history of postwar figuration. The artists use painting and women as subject matter and as vehicles for change, exploring themes of the Body, Nature Personified, Selfhood and Color as Portrait. The portraits make way for women artists to share the stage with their male counterparts in defining the image of woman and how it has evolved.

Format: Hardback
Length: 172 pages
Publication date: 14 July 2022
Publisher: Distributed Art Publishers

Women Painting Women is a groundbreaking book that explores the portrayal of women in art, featuring nearly 50 female artists who choose women as their subject matter. The book spans the 1960s to the present and recognizes female perspectives that have been underrepresented in the history of postwar figuration. Painting is the focus, as it has been a privileged medium for portraiture, particularly for white male artists. The artists included use painting and women as subject matter and as vehicles for change, exploring themes of the Body, Nature Personified, Selfhood, and Color as Portrait. The portraits in this volume make way for women artists to share the stage with their male counterparts in defining the image of woman and how it has evolved. Artists include Rita Ackermann, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Emma Amos, María Berrío, Louise Bonnet, Lisa Brice, Joan Brown, Jordan Casteel, Somaya Critchlow, Kim Dingle, Marlene Dumas, Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Nicole Eisenman, Tracey Emin, Natali, and many more.

Weight: 1030g
Dimension: 212 x 277 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781636810355