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Bauhaus Women: Art, Handicraft, Design

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Most of the other books on the Bauhaus just mention the women in passing as being mainly in the fabric/weaving and pottery departments.
This book seeks to redress this absence.
The book is divided into sections concentrating on the various departments within the Bauhaus where the women studied, worked and also taught.
Each section is further sub-divided into stand alone biographies of individual women. The bios are not bite-sized, nor are they overly detailed.
But, rather nice serving-sized portions; not too long nor too short.....just right.
I wouldn't recommend this book to someone just starting out wanting to read about the Bauhaus.....this book is definitely geared to fill in the knowledge gaps.
I would suggest this as reading for someone who has already read a few other books on the subject, and is familiar with the prior history and personages of the Bauhaus school, because this book doesn't really address this aspect.
This book concentrates upon the women, and their various influences and contributions to the Bauhaus School

I haven't read through the book completely but I am thoroughly enjoying the history of the Bauhaus movement especially with the female artists; it's refreshing to find a book that directly recounts the woman experience in the art world. Even though Bauhaus isn't a style I lean towards it is the story and history of women in the craft/art world.