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Now you see us : women artists in Britain, 1520-1920 / edited by Tabitha Barber ; with contributions by Clare Barlow, Tim Batchelor, Amy Concannon, James Finch, Alicia Foster, Eliza Goodpasture, Melissa L. Gustin, Jenny Head, Alice Insley, Hope Kingsley, Amy Lim, Stephen Lloyd, Hannah Lyons, Jan Marsh, Emma Merkling, Patricia de Montfort, Katy Norris, Pamela Gerrish Nunn, Kate Retford, Catriona Seth, and Alison Thomas.

By: Publication details: London : Tate Publishing, 2024.Description: 224 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9781849768818
  • 9781849769259
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Contents:
Faint footprints in the sand / Tabitha Barber
Travelling hopefully / Pamela Gerrish Nunn
1. Women at the Tudor court
2. Artemisia Gentileschi
3. The first professionals
4. The first exhibitors
5. Painting the 'Amusement'
6. Victorian spectacle
7. Women and watercolour
8. Photography
9. Art schools
10. Being modern 1900-1920
Summary: From 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. Against 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 will reveal careers very 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.
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Book Book CGLAS Library Gold 704.042 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 12908

Published to accompany the exhibition held at Tate Britain, London, 16 May - 13 October 2024.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-216) and index.

Faint footprints in the sand / Tabitha Barber

Travelling hopefully / Pamela Gerrish Nunn

1. Women at the Tudor court

2. Artemisia Gentileschi

3. The first professionals

4. The first exhibitors

5. Painting the 'Amusement'

6. Victorian spectacle

7. Women and watercolour

8. Photography

9. Art schools

10. Being modern 1900-1920

From 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. Against 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 will reveal careers very 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.