Women artists of the American West / edited by Susan R. Ressler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ressler, Susan R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women artists--West (U.S.)--Biography.

Women artists.

Art, American--19th century.

Art, American.

Art, American--20th century.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 357 pages, A-FF, that is, 32 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2003]

Summary:

This book presents the work of more than 150 women artists who live or once lived west of the Mississippi River. The first part consists of fifteen interpretive essays examining the work and concerns of 19th and 20th century artists working in a broad range of media (including photography, quiltmaking, painting, printmaking, clay art, sculpture, digital art and more). Concepts of community, identity, spirituality, and locality are explored in interdisciplinary contexts. Histories and critical reappraisals of gendered representations of the American West form the backbone of these essays. The second part is an alphabetical directory of the artists discussed in the essays, with biographical information, notes on exhibitions and collections, and the artists' own statements about their work and their visions. Together, these artists represent the full spectrum of ethnicities and cultures that comprise the American West.

Contents:

Section I Community 17

1 Surviving the Winter: The Evolution of Quiltmaking Among Two Cultures in New Mexico / Dorothy R. Zopf 20

2 Barbara Zaring and Alyce Frank: The Confluence of Creativity and Relationships / Kate M. O'Neill 37

3 Asian American Women Artists: Community Networks and Cultural Autonomy / Susan R. Ressler 50

Section II Identity 81

4 Shaping a New Way: White Women and the Movement to Promote Pueblo Indian Arts and Crafts, 1900-1935 / Margaret D. Jacobs 83

5 The Legacy of Generations: Pottery by Contemporary American Indian Women / Susan Peterson 97

6 Lesbian Photography on the U.S. West Coast, 1970-2000 / Tee A. Corinne 117

7 Indigenous Identities: Diverse Visions / Gail E. Tremblay 136

Section III Spirituality 151

8 Agnes Pelton and Florence Miller Pierce: The Two Women Artists in the Transcendental Painting Group, 1938-1945 / Tiska Blankenship 153

9 It's All About the Apple, or Is It? Spirituality and Contemporary Women's Art of the American West / Susan R. Ressler 166

Section IV Locality 199

10 100 Years of California Photography: Women Innovators and Their Contributions, 1850-1950 / Peter E. Palmquist 201

11 The Historical Landscape: Laura Gilpin and the Tradition of American Landscape Photography / Martha A. Sandweiss 224

12 Women on the Pacific Rim: Cultural Border Crossings / Joan M. Jensen 236

13 In Which It Stands: Nature, Culture, Public Space / Terri Cohn 252

Section V Telling Visions 267

14 Unfolding: A Memoir / Corinne Whitaker 269

15 An Artist's Journey: From Oregon to Timbuktu / Betty LaDuke 281

Afterword: Coming Together: Women Artists and Writers / Phoebe Farris 299.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-348) and index.

ISBN:

078641054X

OCLC:

50840919