Women Who Read Are Dangerous
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (953 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0789212560 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 156 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"A lavish art book featuring 63 photographs and paintings of women readers, from saints and society figures to sad-eyed solitaries, scandalous dames, and sweet-faced sisters. Curated and edited by Stefan Bollmann, the volume spans from the Italian Renaissance to the late twentieth century." ELLE"Will inspire you to live dangerously." Bust"Bollmann’s collection is a clever investigation of the development of literacy and its continuing influence on both art and women’s rights." Publishers Weekly
"The introduction IS the book" according to R. Sanchez. The padded cover and the artwork are beautiful. The most interesting and intellectual part of the book is the lengthy, well written introduction about women and literacy since ancient times. I found the commentaries about each painting to be more lackluster and also sometimes p. Women Who Read Are Dangerous painter This is a beautiful book. It covers, in essay style, the struggles and achievements of women through history. Accompanied by gorgeous paintings by artists and reproduced beautifully. Bought this for my daughter for Christmas. She is a young woman (27) very interested in women a. "Five Stars" according to Z. Myers. Loved this book! The art & the text are excellent.
In chapters, such as Intimate Moments” and The Search for Oneself,” Bollmann profiles how a woman with a book was once seen as idle or suspect and how women have gained autonomy through reading over the years. What is it about a woman reading that has captivated hundreds of artists over the centuries? Stefan Bollmann’s Women Who Read Are Dangerous explores this popular subject in more than 70 artworksdrawings, paintings, photographs, and printsby iconic artists such as Henri Matisse, Edward Hopper, Suzanne Valadon, August Sander, Rembrandt, and many more. With works ranging from a 1333 Annunciation painting of the angel Gabriel speaking to the Virgin Mary, book in hand, to twentieth-century works, such as