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A room of her own : women artist-activists in Britain, 1875-1945 / edited by Alexis Goodin ; with contributions by Charlotte Gere, Pamela Gerrish Nunn, Alexis Goodin, Eliza Goodpasture, Nora Høegh, Lauren Lovings-Gomez, Julia Molin, Cèlia Pardillo-Lopez, Matthew Shorten, Alice Strickland and Alison Thomas.
- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Room of her own (Clark Art Institute)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women artists--Great Britain--19th century--Exhibitions.
- Women artists.
- Women artists--Great Britain--20th century--Exhibitions.
- Art, British--19th century--Exhibitions.
- Art, British.
- Art, British--20th century--Exhibitions.
- Political art.
- Women artists--History.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- exhibition catalogs.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 287 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
- Distribution:
- New Haven : Yale University Press
- Other Title:
- Women artist-activists in Britain, 1875-1945
- Place of Publication:
- Williamstown, Massachusetts : Clark Art Institute, [2025].
- Summary:
- "In A Room of One's Own, published in 1929, Virginia Woolf argued that for women to write fiction, they needed a physical space of their own in which to think and work, as well as a sufficient income. She encouraged women to find their creative voices, believing in every woman's capacity for artistic expression. Women visual artists working in Great Britain during Woolf's lifetime--from the late Victorian era to the Second World War--learned to deftly navigate private and public spaces to advance their artistic goals. Featuring paintings, drawings, prints, stained glass, and embroidery by twenty-five artists, including Anna Alma-Tadema, Vanessa Bell, Evelyn De Morgan, Gluck, Laura Sylvia Gosse, Nina Hamnett, Louise Jopling, Winifred Knights, and May Morris, this volume explores the 'rooms' these artists claimed as their own--including spaces in homes, studios, art schools, clubs, and public exhibition venues. An introductory essay traces how these artist-activists enacted change in London's art world and beyond--not only through their professional commitments but also through art education, advocacy for women's suffrage, wartime protests and service, or fostering networks of fellow artists and community members. Additional essays consider how art making fit within women artists' domestic lives, examining the role of artists' societies and professional organizations in shaping their careers, and highlight the contributions of women artists in wartime Britain. An illustrated chronology and richly detailed biographies further situate the work of these artists within broader nineteenth- and twentieth-century political, social, and artistic contexts." -- Book jacket flap
- Contents:
- "So to work": women artists, activism, and creating change, 1875-1945 / Alexis Goodin
- Home, studio, and beyond: the social and professional worlds of six Victorian artists / Charlotte Gere
- Organizing for success: clubs, societies, and guilds of women artists / Pamela Gerrish Nunn
- Twentieth-century British war artists: Anna Airy, Lucy Kemp-Welch, and Laura Knight / Alice Strickland
- Catalogue / Alexis Goodin
- Artist biographies / Alexis Goodin, Eliza Goodpasture, Nora Høegh, Lauren Lovings-Gomez, Julia Molin, Cèlia Pardillo-Lopez, Matthew Shorten, and Alison Thomas
- Chronology / Nora Høoegh.
- Notes:
- Published in conjunction with the exhibition in Williamstown, Massachusetts, at the Clark Art Institute, June 14-September 14, 2025.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0300282117
- 9780300282115
- 9781935998631
- 1935998633
- OCLC:
- 1521406875
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000243947
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