A Studio of Her Own: Women Artists in Boston 1870-1940
by Erica E. Hirshler
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As early as 1889, one Boston art critic had reported that "there is nothing that men do that is not done by women now in Boston." The city of Boston saw perhaps the largest concentration of women artists in the country, and A Studio of Her Own tells the interwoven stories of 40 of them in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It explores their lives and work both individually and communally, taking particular note of the relationships they formed, which enabled many of them to show more excel. Along with individual portraits of the artists, the book includes discussions of such contextual issues as the importance of the Arts and Crafts movement, concerns of marriage, family and sexuality, and the role of the MFA School. A Studio of Her Own is the definitive work on an important moment in America's cultural and artistic history. show lessTags
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This is a beautiful book--lots of art photos. The artists highlighted include one of my favorites, Sarah Wyman Whitman who, among other things, created innovative book designs. I haven't read the book yet--just thumbed through it.
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She is John Moors Cabot curator of American painting at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She is the author of Dennis Miller Bunker & a contributor to The Bostonians. (Bowker Author Biography)
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