Women Artists and the Surrealist Movement [Paperback]

Whitney Chadwick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 17, 1991

This pioneering book stands as the most comprehensive treatment of the lives, ideas and art works of the remarkable group of women who were an essential part of the Surrealist movement.

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About the Author

Whitney Chadwick is Professor of Art at San Francisco State University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson (May 17, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0500276226
• ISBN-13: 978-0500276228
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #266,630 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Women Artists and the Surrealist Movement, April 20, 2000

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Gina (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Women Artists and the Surrealist Movement (Paperback)

Women Artists and the Surrealist Movement contains interesting and useful biographical information, color illustrations and some of the major female contributors to the surrealist movement including Frieda Kahlo, Leonora Carrington, and Leonor Fini. Chadwick provides the reader with useful biographical information that may have influenced the artists work. Women Artists contains an easy to use index , a list of the illustrations and their location in the book, and a brief biography of each author. This book is a wonderful reference for research or for personal interest.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars one of those "if only..." books, May 2, 2010

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This review is from: Women Artists and the Surrealist Movement (Hardcover)

VERY well written book on the function of women artists during the surrealist movement - both as muse for the men and as artists in their own right. The unspoken "maleness' of surrealism is also one of the first movements that allowed (somewhat hesitantly) women to be members and equals. There are ALOT of paintings shown by the main women artists (Kahlo, Tanning, Sage, Carrington, Fini, Toyen) however almost ALL are in black and white and small. The women of surrealism seem in most cases to have a far deeper intention to use color in their work as a form of expressing emotion than the men in general, however this gets lost in B&W. It does make you crave books by the individual artists, tho, so that's not a bad thing. Definitely get this book, but be prepared for wanting more.

8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Useful Book, November 7, 2001

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kafine (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Women Artists and the Surrealist Movement (Paperback)

This book is an excellent overview of the lives and careers of some key Surrealist women artists - and it was a wake-up call for me, when I realised that, despite several years of tertiay study in the field of Art History, the only artists I knew anything about was Frida Kahlo.
A good summary of some neglected figures in art.