Bibliograph

Asian women artists, a biographical dictionary, 2700 BCE to today, Mary Ellen Snodgrass

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Label

Asian women artists, a biographical dictionary, 2700 BCE to today, Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Asian women artists

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

1346492594

Responsibility statement

Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Sub title

a biographical dictionary, 2700 BCE to today

Summary

"This book is a guide to identifying female creators and artistic movements from all parts of Asia, offering a broad spectrum of media and presentation representing a wide variety of milieus, regions, peoples and genres. Arranged chronologically by artist birth date, entries date as far back as Leizu's Chinese sericulture in 2700 B.C.E. and continue all the way to the March 2021 mural exhibition by Malaysian painter Caryn Koh. Entries for each artist feature biographical information, cultural context and a survey of notable works. Covering creators known for prophecy, dance, epic and oratory, the compendium includes obscure artists and more familiar names, like biblical war poet Deborah, Judaean dancer Salome, Byzantine Empress Theodora and Myanmar freedom fighter Aung San Suu Kyi. In an effort to relieve unfamiliarity with parts of the world poorly represented in art history, it focuses on Asian women often passed over in global art surveys"--, Provided by publisher

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