Women art workers and the arts and crafts movement / Zoë Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Zoë, author.

Series:

Gender in history.

Gender in history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women artists--History--19th century.

Women artists.

Women artists--History--20th century.

Arts and crafts movement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 258 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2020.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

'Women Art Workers' provides a social and cultural history of the Arts and Crafts movement which offers unprecedented insight into how women constructed alternative, creative lifestyles and disseminated the ethos of the social importance of the Arts and Crafts across new local, national, and international spheres of influence.

Contents:

Introduction. The Arts and Crafts movement, work cultures, and the politics of gender

Clubhouses and guild halls

Exhibiting the Arts and Crafts

'At home' in artistic houses and studios

'Artistic' businesses and 'medieval' workshops

Out of the guild hall and into the city

Epilogue.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on June 8, 2026).

ISBN:

9781526140456

1526140454

9781526155511

1526155516

9781526140449

1526140446

OCLC:

1155545243