Artistic ambivalence in clay [[electronic resource] ] : portraits of pottery, ceramics, and gender / / by Courtney Lee Weida

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910463288103321
• Autore: Weida Courtney Lee
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars, 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-36979-6; 9786613369796; 1-4438-3021-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (178 p.)
• Disciplina: 738.092273
• Soggetti: Women potters - United States; Art pottery, American - 21st century; Feminism and art; Feminism in art; Feminist art criticism; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-160) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; AFTERWORD; REFERENCES; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is a collection of glimpses into the lives and works of fifteen prominent women artists in contemporary ceramics. Spanning multiple genres, generations, and geographies, these potters and ceramic sculptors describe nuances, contradictions, and tensions surrounding their artworks, artistic processes, and professional lives. Otherin this text, artistic ambivalences are questioned and analyzed in terms of myriad gender issues. Featured ceramicists include: Maureen Burns-Bowie, Esta Carn...