Published in 1994
320 pages
Norma Broude (born 1941) is an American art historian and scholar of feminism and 19th-century French and Italian painting. She is also a Professor Emerita of art history from American University. Broude, with Mary Garrard, is an early leader of the American feminist movement and both have redefined feminist art theory.
Mary DuBose Garrard (born 1937) is an American art historian and emerita professor at American University. She is recognized as “one of the founders of feminist art theory” and is particularly known for her work on the Baroque painter Artemisia Gentilesch.
What is this book about?
“The Power of Feminist Art is not a it’s a milestone. . . . Until Power, feminist art has been conspicuously absent from standard academic narratives. . . . Now, no critic or historian, conservative or not, can argue that feminist art is insignificant.”–Elizabeth Hess, Village Voice
270 illustrations, 118 in full color.
review from Gayle Pritchard from goodreads:
For researchers interested in a vast perspective on the changes in art in the Post World War II era, I highly recommend reading this book. You cannot understand the changes that occurred without understanding the feminist movement in art.
