{"product_id":"now-you-see-us-9781849769259","title":"Now You See Us","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Tudor times to the First World War, \u003cem\u003eNow You See Us\u003c\/em\u003e charts the journey of women to becoming professional artists.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Levina Teerlinc, a miniaturist at the court of Elizabeth I, to Laura Knight, the first woman to be elected a member of the Royal Academy after a gap of more than 150 years, women have been a constant presence in the art world, conducting commercially successful careers and exhibiting in public exhibitions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst society's expectations of wives, mothers and daughters, limited to the private domestic sphere, they dared to pursue public careers, and to paint history pieces, battle scenes and the nude, usually regarded as the preserve of men. An examination of figures such as Mary Beale, Angelica Kauffman, Elizabeth, Lady Butler and many more reveals careers that are far from the stereotypical view of women as amateur watercolourists, pursuing art as a ladylike accomplishment. Instead, they are revealed as professional women who navigated the art world despite being excluded from academy training and art institution membership, and who were determined to succeed despite the obstacles they faced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eEnglish Female Artists\u003c\/em\u003e (1876), Ellen Creathorne Clayton wrote that women artists had 'left only but faintly impressed footprints on the sands of time'. By looking at what women painted, how their work was received by exhibition critics, and what women said themselves about their status in the art world, including their links to campaigns for women's rights, \u003cem\u003eNow You See Us\u003c\/em\u003e shines a spotlight on their true legacy and place in art history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340986368236,"sku":"9781849769259","price":90.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16334253482846.jpg?v=1772179370","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/now-you-see-us-9781849769259","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}