Women Artists and the Decorative Arts 1880-1935

The Gender of Ornament

Bridget Elliott, Janice Helland

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English

Routledge
28 June 2018

Theory of art; Fashion & textiles: design; History of architecture; History; The environment

Series: Routledge Revivals

This title was first published in 2002. To date, studies explaining decorative practice in the early modernist period have largely overlooked the work of women artists. For the most part, studies have focused on the denigration of decorative work by leading male artists, frequently dismissed as fashionably feminine. With few exceptions, women have been cast as consumers rather than producers. The first book to examine the decorative strategies of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century women artists, Women Artists and the Decorative Arts concentrates in particular on women artists who turned to fashion, interior design and artisanal production as ways of critically engaging various aspects of modernity. Women artists and designers played a vital role in developing a broad spectrum of modernist forms. In these essays new light is shed on the practice of such well-known women artists as May Morris, Clarice Cliff, Natacha Rambova, Eileen Gray and Florine Stettheimer, whose decorative practices are linked with a number of fascinating but lesser known figures such as Phoebe Traquair, Mary Watts, Gluck and Laura Nagy.

Edited by: Bridget Elliott, Janice Helland
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138721456
ISBN 10: 113872145X
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 28 June 2018
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Janice Helland, Bridget Elliott

Reviews for Women Artists and the Decorative Arts 1880-1935: The Gender of Ornament

'... a theoretically sound overview of the gendering of decoration... a timely addition to scholarship in the area of decorative arts... a valuable reference source for those interested in Modernism across the fields of architecture, design and fine arts...' - Ailsa Boyd, Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History '... a stimulating approach to a study of women's role, and their achievements, in the decorative arts... It is a pleasure to see such a refeshing and well-researched study, encompassing such a range of designers and makers and variety of art forms.' - The Journal of William Morris Studies