From Library Journal
Unusual for a reference, this exhaustive, reliable guide offers an important thesis in its noteworthy introduction: that although women artists have been regarded as exceptions in the male domain of fine arts, the hundreds of biographies here suggest that women should instead be recognized for their "varied and continuous contribution . . . to art." Within the standard succinct biographical format, Dunford highlights how women adapted "the circumstances of their lives . . . to their activity as artists." Support or opposition of parents, decision for or against marriage, age of childbearing, etc., are noted. Some entries for contemporary artists are not up to date, and there are minor editing concerns, but this belongs in any serious collection. Highly recommended.
- Mary Hamel- Schwulst, Towson State Univ., Md.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Mary Hamel- Schwulst, Towson State Univ., Md.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
