Images of Women

Synopsis

Works from the collection of the Leeds City Art Galleries provide a varied critical study of images of women. The works range from Victorian narratives by Tissot and Waterhouse, and high-minded embodiments of national virtues, to the tradition of the nude, including works by Epstein and Henry Moore. Bruce McLean’s ‘Exit the Model’ is an ironic comment on that tradition, while works by women artists Gwen John and Elaine Kowalsky sharpen the spectator’s awareness of the conventions govenrning the portrayal of women by male artists.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; 15 slides.

Year of production

1991

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £16.50 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Documentation

Accompanying 18-page text with introduction, commentary, notes, bibliography.

Subjects

Art

Keywords

gender representation; paintings; sculpture

Credits

Writer

Helen Potkin

Distributor

Name

Manchester Metropolitan University, Faculty of Art and Design

Email

c.hilton@mmu.ac.uk or j.davis@mmu.ac.uk

Web

http://www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/visualresources/slidesets/ External site opens in new window

Phone

0161 247 1930

Fax

0161 247 6897

Address

The Visual Resources Curator
Righton Building
Cavendish Street
Manchester
M15 6BG