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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827679403321

Autore

Weida Courtney Lee

Titolo

Artistic ambivalence in clay : portraits of pottery, ceramics, and gender / / Courtney Lee Weida

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne : , : Cambridge Scholars, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-36979-6

9786613369796

1-4438-3021-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 162 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

738.092273

Soggetti

Women potters - United States

Art pottery, American - 21st century

Feminism and art

Feminism in art

Feminist art criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

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...