Women in the Picture: What Culture Does with Female Bodies

Venus, maiden, wife, mother, monster--women have been bound so long by these restrictive roles, codified by patriarchal culture, that we scarcely see them. Catherine McCormack illuminates the assumptions behind these stereotypes whether writ large or subtly hidden. She ranges through Western art--think Titian, Botticelli, and Millais--and the image-saturated world of fashion photographs, advertisements, and social media, and boldly counters these depictions by turning to the work of women artists like Morisot, Ringgold, Lacy, and Walker, who offer alternative images for exploring women's identity, sexuality, race, and power in more complex ways.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: McCormack, Catherine
Published: 11/16/2021
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393542080
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.70d