How the West was drawn : women's art / by Linda L. Osmundson

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Osmundson, Linda L., author.

Contributor:

Schimmel, Caroline F., associated name, donor.

Caroline F. Schimmel Collection of Women in the American Wilderness (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women artists--West (U.S.)--Juvenile literature.

Women artists.

West (U.S.)--In art--Juvenile literature.

West (U.S.).

West (U.S.)--In art.

West United States.

O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986.

O'Keeffe, Georgia.

Cleaver, Alice, 1878-1944.

Cleaver, Alice.

Evans, Jessie Benton.

Farnham, Sally James, 1869-1943.

Farnham, Sally James.

Hudson, Grace Carpenter, 1865-1937.

Hudson, Grace Carpenter.

Cole, Blanche Dugan.

Betts, Grace May.

Hamlin, Edith.

Leighton, Kathryn W.

Hoffman, Malvina, 1885-1966.

Hoffman, Malvina.

Thomas, Marjorie Holmes.

Fabian, Lydia Dunham Smith.

Critcher, Catherine Carter, 1868-1964.

Critcher, Catherine Carter.

Reed, Marjorie, 1915-1996.

Reed, Marjorie.

Genre:

In art.

picture books.

works of art.

Picture books.

Literature.

Art.

Juvenile works.

Penn Provenance:

Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel 7525)

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Gretna, Louisiana : Pelican Publishing Company, Inc., 2014

Summary:

Although women artists captured the West for more than 150 years, most people are only familiar with Georgia O'Keeffe. Brought to the western frontier by their husbands in the wake of the gold rush, women artists rarely had any formal training. Instead, their fascination with the beautiful, rugged country and its people pushed them to create and refine their talents. The women artists in this educational volume include Kathryn Leighton, Malvina Hoffman, Grace May Betts, and the best-known female artist of the West: Georgia O'Keeffe. In this one-on-one tour of fourteen women artists, prompts draw the reader's attention to details that casual viewers may miss. These questions lead to further discussion. Readers gain a better understanding of each artist's life, inspiration, subject matter, and the techniques of looking at art. The introduction explains the forces that brought women to the West and the barriers they faced as artists. Fascinating facts will delight readers with additional information and encourage art lovers of all ages to learn more about the West's women pioneers. -- From dust jacket.

Local Notes:

Schimmel 7525: Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2024 by Caroline F. Schimmel. Author's autograph and inscription on title page: Explore the West through women's eyes. With dust jacket.

ISBN:

9781455618781

1455618780

OCLC:

852830971