Brushed Aside

Name: Brushed Aside
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd
SKU: 9781538170991
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The Untold Story of Women in Art

By Noah Charney

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Brushed Aside explores the overlooked and undervalued contributions of women throughout art history. Beyond the familiar names like Frida Kahlo and Artemisia Gentileschi, Noah Charney highlights the artists, curators, patrons, critics, collectors, muses, and models who have shaped the art world. Responding to the question, "Why have there been no great women artists?" the book reveals a full, rich herstory of art, illuminating the vital roles women have played across eras and styles.
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Brushed Aside is perfect for readers interested in art history, women's studies, and cultural history, as well as museum-goers and anyone seeking a broader understanding of the art world's hidden figures. It appeals to those keen on recognising diverse influences and exploring untold stories beyond conventional art narratives.

How many female artists can you name? Artemisia Gentileschi, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keefe? Here’s a 360-degree look at the role women have played in art history, including the influence and empowerment of women through art beyond those who have taken up a brush or a chisel.

A beautiful full-color exploration of women in the history of art.

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Discover anew the herstory of art that Publishers Weekly calls "illuminating" and Foreword Reviews calls "spirited" for an enlightening art history read.

How many female artists can you name? Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keeffe, Marina Abramovic? How about female artists who lived prior to the Modern era? Maybe Artemisia Gentileschi and then… even a regular museum-goer might run out of steam. What about female curators, critics, patrons, collectors, muses, models and art influencers?

Brushed Aside provides a 360-degree look at the role, influence, and empowerment of women through art—including women artists, but going beyond those who have taken up a brush or a chisel. In 1971, Linda Nochlin published a famous essay, “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” This book responds to it by showing that not only have there been scores of great women artists throughout history, but that great women have shaped the story of art.

The result is a book that sheds light on the art world in a very new way, finally celebrating the great women artists and influencers who deserve to be much better known. The entire history of art can be told as a herstory of art.

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Praised for its insightful and passionate approach, this book is called "precise, informative, and witty" by Svetlana Slapšak, professor of Classics. Charney's engaging style offers a sweeping and personal panorama of female artists and influencers, blending well-researched history with spirited narrative. Publishers Weekly describes it as "illuminating," while Foreword Reviews commends its spirited voice. This is a valuable and refreshing art history read that expands traditional perspectives.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781538170991

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 October 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield

Illustration: 45 colour photos

Contributors:

Foreword by Ingrid Rowland
Afterword by Marina Abramovic

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 130.0mm

Width: 246.0mm

Height: 292.0mm

Weight: 2440g

Pages: 232

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Arts & Culture Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Noah Charney Non-Fiction

About the Author

Noah Charney is the internationally best-selling author of more than a dozen books, most recently, The Devil in the Gallery: How Scandal, Shock, and Rivalry Shaped the Art World, and including The Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art, which was nominated for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Biography. He is a professor of art history specializing in art crime, and has taught for Yale University, Brown University, the American University of Rome, and the University of Ljubljana. He lives in Slovenia.