Published in 2018 (first published 1982)
368 pages
Norma Broude is an American art historian and scholar of feminism and 19th century French and Italian painting. She is also a Professor Emerita of art history from American University. Broude, with Mary Garrard are early leaders of the American feminist movement and have redefined feminist art theory.
What is this book about?
A long-needed corrective and alternative view of Western art history, these seventeen essays by respected scholars are arranged chronologically and cover every major period from the ancient Egyptian to the present. While several of the essays deal with major women artists, the book is essentially about Western art history and the extent to which it has been distorted, in every period, by sexual bias. With 306 illustrations.
