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"S. Kirby"
A discussion paper accompanying the Culture and Democracy Conference in Sheffield , UK 12 and 13 July 1986<br/>
Book
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An anthology of essays edited by Catriona Moore examining contemporary women's art in Australia discussing definitions of women's and feminist art and feminist reviews and critiques. The first part includes articles reprinted from publications including Lip and Refactory Girl.Exhibitions and projects covered include 'The D'oyley Show', "Mothers, Memories and Others' Memories", Lucy Lippard's visit in 1975 and individual artists
Book
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Book
feminism, feminist art, education, identity gender, exhibition, abstraction
Book
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Following an introduction from the editors of Art-Rite are 12 essays by Judy Chicago discussing feminist art history, academic perspectives, contested issues, projects and exhibitions, and 18 monographs on specific artists, plus two fictional pieces.
art history, criticism, gender, contemporary, feminism, joan mitchell, judy chicago, faith ringgold, louise bourgeois, adrian piper, eva hesse, performance
Book
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Biography of significant Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954).
painting, self portraiture
Book
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Illustrated feminist overview of women artists from the Middle Ages to the late 20th century, practising predominantly in Europe, United Kingdom and the United States.
painting, sculpture, performance, feminism, collage
Book
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Sixteen illustrated essays by various writers on the works and practice of women surrealists working in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States in the 20th century.
surrealism, merit openheim, leonora carrington, valentine hugo, remedios varo, leonor fini, elléouët
Book
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Illustrated, extensively researched overview of O'Keeffe's life and practice including images of works, photographs by her partner Stieglitz, letters and interviews.
painting, abstraction, watercolour
Book
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Illustrated overview of women artists from 5th - 20th century including European, British and American artists. A chapter on Chinese artists states that Chinese women's contribution to the arts ' beginning around 3000 BC.'
painting, portraiture, sculpture, textiles, photography
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Professor of Art Linda Nochlin, and critic and art historian Thomas B. Hess respond to the question "Why have there been no great women artists?'. Nochlin writes of 'the women question' in art and beyond, addressing barriers in education and art schools negating full participation or studying the nude, the limiting definitions of 'greatness', domestic demands and class, and maintains it is the institutional structures that are the key to equality, and it is these which should be challenged and reformed. Hess addresses wrong attribution, the studio system, the relative freedoms in the Middle Ages before the Renaissance emphasised the male genius ideal and self confidence. Ten replies from artists follow, mainly responding to Nochlin's treatise. Elizabeth Baker, writes the final essay, charting the changes in regards to representation including issues surrounding quotas, recognition, the debates surrounding the contested definitions of female and feminist artists.and the frequent lack of support by female dealers, critics and curators.
essays, feminism, studio practce, art history, gender, politics, discrimination, museolgy, curatorship, identity
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A history of Australian women artists, the lives and practice of 24 women are covered to redress their absence in critical and art historical records.
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Traces three periods of Hanrahan's practice: early development; first major period of printmaking 1963 to 1967 and her second since 1967. Focuses on major themes and motifs and contains a small proportion of images made since 1960, many exploring her family and womens' lives. These themes and the tactile quality of her practice are woven into her 9 published novels, and text often appears in the prints. Includes list of solo exhibitions, a bibliography and biographical details.
printmaking, lithography, etching, linocut, screenprinting, wood engraving, writing, sexuality, family, identity, drypoint, popular culture, body, motherhood, ageing, gender
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Explores the lives, ideas and artworks of women in the Surrealist Movement including Frida Kahlo, Meret Oppenheim Dorothea Tanning and Leonora Carrington, alongside their more well-known male counterparts.
painting, drawing, collage, photography, surrealism
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A satirical illustrated tale of artist Hephzibah Brown who is persuaded by Cedric the Imp of Perversity to follow him to the recently independent Ghana to compose a tourist book he will write and she illustrate. She follows him but changes it to a novel about two tourists, one pragmatic and one an idealistic, a woman, to examine "real life'' being a form of transience.
collage, drawing, travelogue, weaving, sexuality, satire, writing
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Published in Italy in 1979 exploring the theme of women and sexuality these diverse images reveal how women see themselves, their bodies and their changing roles, characterised by subjectivity, inventiveness, intimacy and sensuality.
portraiture, body, colour photograpy, erotica
Analysis of late 19th century American and European writing, art, science and philosophy exploring cultural misogyny. Discusses the attitude to women as having only sexual and reproductive roles and being depicted as symbols of evil, passivity and sensuality, and ever dependent, while men were free to follow financially independent public and intellectual lives.
painting, feminism, sexuality, violence, symbolism, mythology, motherhood, darwinism, pre-raphaelites
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An illustrated autobiography of South Australian artist Barbara Leslie born 1940. Painter and illustrator Leslie charts her life through three sections. Book 1: letters to her best friend Marilyn; Book 2: written to her inner child; Book 3: a diary format after Merilyn's death.
south australian bushfires, art school, drawing, family
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Catalogue accompanying exhibition at National Gallery of Australia in 2001 with two essays interweaving Hester's life and art, 1920-1960.
contemporary art society, angry penguins, painting, watercolour, gouache
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Essay and images exploring the works and career of a contemporary South Australian artist.
gender, oil painting, essay, sexuality, identity, digital art, portraiture, laser prints
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Catalogue for exhibition at National Gallery of Australia 2001 comprising essays, images and list of exhibited works by Mexican modernist artists working in 1930's to 1950s, born in, or influenced by, Mexico
modernism, painting, collage, selfportraiture, portraiture, 1910 mexican revolution, photography
Brightly designed record of posters, pamphlets, vintage books, film promos and comics
Documents ephemera used in the USA to warn against the threat of Communism
communism, propaganda, posters, magazines, comics, vintage, pulp fiction
Black and white text on cover and throughout
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Overview of funded and non-funded organisations focused on women's rights, and the diversity of the South Australian Women's Liberation Movement through interviews and social history.
suffrage, voting rights, violence, communism, activism, pascifism
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Women's contribution to the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain, The Glasgow School of Art and The Bauhaus school, discussing interior decorators of the 1920s and 30s.
industrial design, craft, wallpaper, weaving, furniture, design theory, architecture
Publication accompanying the project, The f Word: Contemporary feminist art in Australia. Curated by Caroline Phillips, this project included multiple components: A Dinner Party: Setting the table; the Regional Feminist Art Forum, the Technopia Tours Feminist Art Bus, and two exhibitions.
feminism, feminist art, melbourne, the dinner party, australia, judy chicago, west space, latrobe visual art institute, bendigo, gippsland art gallery, sale, victoria, ararat regional art gallery, ararat, technopia tours, kim donaldson, catherine bell, penny byrne, filomena coppola, kate just, jill orr, clare rae, elvis richardson, kate beynon, karen buczynski-lee, destiny deacon, laurene dietrich, eliza-jane gilchrist, janice gobey, georgia macguire, robyn massey, caroline phillips, louise saxton, inez de vega, lyndal walker, justine makdessi, the great petition, natalie thomas, laura castagnini, lyndal jones, vicki kinai, dot ket, virginia fraser, juliette peers, louise burchill, carolyn barnes, melbourne social equity institute, ebony gulliver, kalinda vary, kate robertson, stephanie alexander, kate macneill, victoria duckett, hana assafiri, victoria bennett, anne marsh, catherine deveny, danni zuvela, jon dale, marcia jane, catherine evans
art, women artists, sculpture, contemporary art, exhibition, women’s art register, textiles, julia boros, katve-kaisa kontturi, anna sandy, bonita ely, richmond, australian artists
art, women artists, sculpture, contemporary art, exhibition, women’s art register, textiles, julia boros, katve-kaisa kontturi, anna sandy, bonita ely, richmond, australian artists
Historical essay and timeline of the Women’s Art Register, including Vision Statement, Chronology, Publications, Associations,
Overview of the unique Women’s Art Register including significant events and actions.
Display copy of the softcover promotional booklet published by Women’s Art Register in 2005, with essay by Juliette Peers and design by Josephine Fagan. Contents: About the Women’s Art Register; Vision Statement, Pulications, Liasons and Associations, How to use the Women’s Art Register, Advocacy and Leading Issues, Chronology, Short HIstory of the Women’s Art Register, Membership Form, Resources and Kits
The word Corrections is handwritten on the cover.
A4 photocopied booklet 20 pages
jan delaney, gail stiffe, lesley dickman, shirley clancy, andrea may, inge king, heather tanner mcgriffen, vivienne binns, margaret gurney, penny peckham, genetics exhibition
16 page photocopied magazine A4 size.
isabel davies, nina ryan, regina noakes, kirsty gorter, maggie mccormick, genetics exhibition, shirley clancy, kerry ann cousins
Photocopied Booklet 14 pages A4
dianne beevers, elizabeth milsom, elizabeth james, carol bryan, margaret nixon, nora sumberg, judy bourke, veronica caven aldous, patricia alexander, maxienne tritton young, ann marie power, nu horizons 2003, maggie mc cormick, inter-twined 9, depth of field karen hall and louise tegart
28 page photocopied booklet A4 size.
julia margaret cameron, dorothy baker, mary gole, josie telfer, naomi ota, maxienne tritton young, gail stiffe, marianne little, aloma treister
Printed publication of 20 pages with articles, book reviews and images. Black, white and orange A4 size.
lillian-townsend, alison-rehfisch, maxienne-tritton-young, carol-bryan, amanda-snell, 2pir group, pat hillcoat,, sharon-thorne, erica-mcgilchrist, barbara-robertson, paula-furby, gisella bruder, mary doyle, mealisy ilamie,, kerry-johns, marianne-penberthy, meg-beckett, aloma-treista, josie-telfer, lillian-townsend, maureen-mcdermott, toni-bucknell, isabel-davies, pam-wragg, rachel-rovay, wendy-kelly
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