women artists

On cover: . . . the lives and art of hundreds of women artists who have enriched our heritage since the beginnings of American history.

Provides brief introductions to works from fifty female artists from the Renaissance through the twentieth century, and includes Marina Abramovi?, Cecilia Beaux, Marry Cassatt, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keeffee, Cindy Sherman, and others.

Profiles eight notable women in the arts, including sculptor Louise Nevelson, photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White, and painter Mary Cassatt.

Photographs and text offer a room-by-room tour of the house of Beatrix Potter, the author who created Peter Rabbit.

A brief biography of the creator of "Peter Rabbit" and many other books whose characters became world famous.

Wilhelmina Cole Hollday relates how she founded the first museum for women artists in America, documenting her experiences in finding a location, raising funds, and establishing an endowment for the museum; and contains 170 illustrations.

Profiles the work of Bolognese painter Lavinia Fontana and discusses how she became the most significant and prolific woman artist of Renaissance Europe.

Text and 275 illustrations chronicle the life and career of twentieth-century American artist Judy Chicago, providing in-depth descriptions of her major works and their development, including commentary from the artist herself.