Representing Women
“Representing Women” by Linda Nochlin is an illustrated edition published by National Geographic Books on May 21, 2019. This 272-page work revisits Nochlin’s pioneering writings on the representation of women in art, exploring their roles as warriors, workers, mothers, and lovers in nineteenth and twentieth-century Western painting. The book examines significant works by artists such as Jean-Francois Millet, Eugene Delacroix, Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas, Georges Seurat, Mary Cassatt, and Kathe Kollwitz, providing insights into their portrayals of women.
Readers will find a compelling exploration of art criticism and theory as Nochlin advocates for a more honest approach to art history. She emphasizes the importance of examining artworks with a focus on their subject matter, encouraging art historians to engage with the pieces directly while being attuned to their feminist implications. This edition serves as a significant contribution to discussions surrounding women artists and their representation in the art world, making it a valuable resource for those interested in art history and feminist perspectives.
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In this republication, revisit the late Linda Nochlin’s pioneering writings on the representation of women in art.
Women—as warriors, workers, mothers, lovers—haunt nineteenth and twentieth-century Western painting. This republication of Representing Women brings together the late Linda Nochlin’s most important and pioneering writings on the representation of women in art as she considers works by Jean-Francois Millet, Eugene Delacroix, Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas, Georges Seurat, Mary Cassatt, and Kathe Kollwitz, among many others. In a riveting, partly autobiographical introduction, Nochlin argues for the honest virtues of an art history that rejects methodological presuppositions and for art historians to investigate the work before their eyes while focusing on its subject matter, informed by a sensitivity to its feminist spirit.
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