Enduring Visions: Women's Artistic Heritage Around the World [Hardcover]

Abby Remer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2001

Embark on a special adventure through the paintings, sculpture, jewelry, needlework, and cinema made by female artisans in countries ranging from Poland to Chile. Admire here Nigerian pottery; Yemeni body decorations, painted on brides; Japanese Ikebana; Soviet revolutionary films; Mayan textile traditions; and other achievements by women across the globe.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Davis (June 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871925249
• ISBN-13: 978-0871925244
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,671,859 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At Last!, May 28, 2001

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This review is from: Enduring Visions: Women's Artistic Heritage Around the World (Hardcover)

Here's a book that makes women's indigenous art around the world accessible to a wide audience. The lively, engaging text and beautiful layout provide endless surprises about women's creation of art throughout the ages for spiritual, social, political, and personal purposes! A first of its kind!

4.0 out of 5 stars Women's crafts, August 30, 2010

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V. DACOSTA "art history phd" (West Chester, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Enduring Visions: Women's Artistic Heritage Around the World (Hardcover)

I love this book and have used similar images to teach a course on women artists. My only complaint is that art of the Middle East does not include Egypt at all and there are plenty of Bedouin craft traditions still practiced though to a lesser extent. Covering so much territory however, does not allow for a wider coverage. However, it is well written, with some better known contemporary artists featured as well as local art traditions that are less well known. Abby Remer's book is a must have for art historians to supplement discussions regarding women artists, non-western art, women's studies, etc. Highly recommend this well illustrated book.