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Title: The Guerrilla Girls' Bedside Companion to the History of Western Art by Guerrilla Girls ISBN: 014025997X Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: February, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Rating: 5
Summary: Far too short!!
Comment: This book takes you, with biting wit and humor, beyond the works of "accepted" masters (all of whom I deeply admire, by the way), showing you that for every renaissance man, there was an Artemisia Gentileschi. That among the plethora of still lifes from the 17th and 18th centuries, you that you would do well to study those of Rachel Rueysch, who captures every petal and leaf with intoxicating detail and color. They were able, even with my deep-seated resistance to "modern art", to instill in me a deep appreciation for works of impressionists, modernists, post-modernists and abstract artists.
In short, an ideal starting point for those looking to delve into art history, yet still ideal for those academics with short attentions spans. I only wish it were longer!
Rating: 4
Summary: a bit basic, but useful for the non-artist
Comment: The book is informative and enjoyable to read through. Graphics and visuals support the text. Most artists and art educators are (or should be) familiar with the Guerilla Girls and their work and may find this a repeat of what is already known, For those who are unfamiliar with their works or who have had a typical western oriented art history background, this book will be an eye opener.
Rating: 4
Summary: They make art history interesting!
Comment: I saw the Guerilla Girls two years ago at Barnes and Noble in New York's Greenwich Village. They were book signing 'Beside Companinon to the History of Western Art' and I must say I was impressed by their knowledge and intellect. They also made me laugh, which is refreshing, because art history is taking TOO seriously by the academy.
Anyone who loves art but could care less about the history should pick up this book. It does not bore you to tears with academic jargon, it is filled with illustrations and spunky commentary on a very large subject: Western art. The Guerilla Girls are smart enough to stay with certain topics and themes. Western art is too huge to cover it in one sitting, the girls go right to the good stuff. Well done.
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Title: The Power of Feminist Art: The American Movement of the 1970S, History and Impact by Norma Broude, Mary D. Garrard ISBN: 0810926598 Publisher: Harry N Abrams Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: Confessions of the Guerrilla Girls by Girls Guerilla, Whitney Chadwick ISBN: 0060950889 Publisher: Harperperennial Library Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Women, Art, and Society (World of Art) by Whitney Chadwick ISBN: 0500203547 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Art and Feminism by Helena Reckitt, Peggy Phelan ISBN: 0714835293 Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc. Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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Title: Representing Women by Linda Nochlin ISBN: 0500280983 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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