A world history of women photographers / edited by Luce Lebart and Marie Robert ; translated from the French Une histoire mondiale des femmes photographes by Ruth Taylor and Bethany Wright.
"As in many fields of art history, the work of women photographers has often been overlooked, and few of their names are now widely recognized. However, women were closely involved in all major photography movements of the 19th and 20th centuries, and have used the camera as an extraordinary to...
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| Other title: | Histoire mondiale des femmes photographes. English. Container of (expression): Histoire mondiale des femmes photographes. English. Container of (expression): Histoire mondiale des femmes photographes. English. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French |
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London : New York, New York :
Thames & Hudson Ltd ; Thames & Hudson Inc.,
2022.
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| Summary: | "As in many fields of art history, the work of women photographers has often been overlooked, and few of their names are now widely recognized. However, women were closely involved in all major photography movements of the 19th and 20th centuries, and have used the camera as an extraordinary tool for emancipation and experimentation. These are artists who never stopped documenting, questioning and transforming the world, breaking down social boundaries, challenging gender roles and expressing their imagination and sexuality."-- |
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| Item Description: | "Original edition : Une histoire mondiale des femmes photographes © 2020 Éditions Textual, Paris"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 504 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 472-477) and index. |
| ISBN: | 050002541X 9780500025413 |
| Language: | Translated from the French. |