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Great Women Artists

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Great Women Artists reflects an era where art made by women is more prominent than ever, now available in an accessible new format! In museums, galleries, and the art market, previously overlooked female artists, past and present, are now gaining recognition and value. Featuring more than... Read More
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Great Women Artists

Celebrate five centuries of female creativity with this groundbreaking survey of women artists, now in a sleek compact format

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Great Women Artists reflects an era where art made by women is more prominent than ever, now available in an accessible new format!

In museums, galleries, and the art market, previously overlooked female artists, past and present, are now gaining recognition and value. Featuring more than 400 artists, each represented here by a key artwork and short text, this essential volume reveals a parallel yet equally engaging history of art for an age that champions a greater diversity of voices.

Series: Phaidon Compacts

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781837291434

Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 January 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd

Edition: Compact Format

Illustration: 420 Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Rebecca Morrill

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 162.0mm

Height: 188.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 460

About the Author

Introductory essay by Rebecca Morrill, Executive Commissioning Editor at HENI Publishing. From 2013-2023 she worked at Phaidon Press as Commissioning Editor Art Surveys, and prior to that held roles in the curatorial teams at the Serpentine Gallery and Whitechapel Gallery.

Artist texts by: James Cahill, Louisa Elderton, Elizabeth Fullerton, Orit Gat, Ferren Gipson, PL Henderson, Katy Hessel, Catalina Imizcoz, Louisa Lee, Henry Little, Helen Luckett, Kathleen Madden, Henry Martin, Tom Melick, Rebecca Morrill, Yates Norton, Cleo Roberts, Matthew Price, Gabrielle Schwartz, Robert Shane, Mitch Speed, David Trigg, Ellen Mara De Wachter

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