Self and History: a Tribute to Linda Nochlin. (Bookmarks).Aruna D'Souza, editor. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of : Thames & Hudson (800-233-4830), 2001. Illus., softcover soft·cov·er adj. Not bound between hard covers: softcover books; a softcover edition. , 224 pp., $24.95. In 1971, Linda Nochlin's essay, "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists," served as catalyst for a dramatic change in the working methods and conceptual framework For the concept in aesthetics and art criticism, see . A conceptual framework is used in research to outline possible courses of action or to present a preferred approach to a system analysis project. of art historians. While regarded as a feminist art historian, this compilation of 14 essays suggests that she actually treated feminism feminism, movement for the political, social, and educational equality of women with men; the movement has occurred mainly in Europe and the United States. It has its roots in the humanism of the 18th cent. and in the Industrial Revolution. as a lens through which she could view art history. D'Souza composed these essays from a symposium honoring Nochlin's long career as an art historian. Leading art historians and critics whose careers were impacted in one way or another by Nochlin's contributions to the field wrote them. The essays are wide ranging, some dealing with specific artists or schools of art, and others as reminiscences of knowing or working with Nochlin. |
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