| Women Illustrators of the Golden Age Green Edition Contributor(s): Waldrep, Mary Carolyn (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0486472523 ISBN-13: 9780486472522 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2010 Annotation: At the turn of the 20th century, the demand for magazine and book illustrations was at an all-time high -- offering many women artists previously unavailable professional opportunities. This unique anthology features over 120 color and black-and-white artworks by 20 of the Golden Age of Illustration's finest female illustrators including Beatrix Potter, Kate Greenaway, and Jessie Wilcox Smith. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Design | Graphic Arts - Illustration - Design | History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 741.6 |
| LCCN: 2010003071 |
| Series: Dover Books on Fine Art |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 8.42" W x 11.06" (1.17 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At the turn of the twentieth century, the demand for magazine and book illustrations was at an all-time high, offering women artists an unprecedented number of professional opportunities. This unique anthology features 120 color and black-and-white artworks by the Golden Age of Illustration's finest female illustrators, including Beatrix Potter, Kate Greenaway, and Jessie Willcox Smith. A career in illustration represented an ideal opportunity for women in post-Victorian society. Every well-bred girl was schooled in the arts of sketching and drawing, and by working at home, a woman's modesty could remain uncompromised. Successful competition in a world dominated by male artists, however, called for determination as well as talent. This compilation celebrates the accomplishments of twenty-two female illustrators, including Elenore Abbott, Mabel Lucie Attwell, Elizabeth Shippen Green, Ruth Mary Hallock, Jessie Marion King, Dorothy Lathrop, Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, Margaret Winifred Tarrant, and others. |